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make with

British  

verb

  1. slang (intr, preposition) to proceed with the doing, showing, etc, of

    make with the music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

make with Idioms  
  1. Use, concern oneself with, as in Why are you making with that strange outfit? or Let's go—make with the feet! This expression is a translation of the Yiddish mach mit. [Slang; first half of 1900s]


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During the pandemic, Lee looked for movies he could make with small crews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

"It really opens the door for a whole new set of hadron spectroscopy measurements we can make with GlueX," Stevens said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Some juicy wordplay: How many words can you make with the letters N, U, E, P, G, and R?

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

From garlic-lemon sautéed greens to ramen topped with baby bok choy, here are a few great meals to make with just a box of chicken stock.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

I know that nothing I could make with them would be worthwhile.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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