Expessions with DO and MAKE

The following (31) words are normally used with DO:

anything
nothing
something

the washing up
the dishes

my homework
the housework

my hair
my nails

harm
damage

badly
well
right
the right thing
wrong
the wrong thing

a drawing
a painting

a job
work

my best

the shopping
the gardening
business

exercises
a dance

a course
a service
a favour
a fart

EXAMPLES

 

 

 

I did badly on the exams.

 

You could do a language course abroad.

The following (25) words  are normally used with MAKE:

love
war
friend
peace

a joke
a fool of myself
fun of someone

a sandwich
a cake

a list
my bed
a line (to draw a line)
a phone call (to call sb)
a plan

money
a fortune
a profit
a bet (to bet)

a mistake
en error

trouble
a scene

a noise
a fuss
a mess


AND another (10)

sure
inquiries
a point
an excuse
a prediction
a suggestion (to suggest)
a complaint (to complain about)
a confession

a speech
a statement (to state)


AND (21) more

amends

faces (to face)

an offer (to offer)

an effort
an attempt
a try

the difference
 
progress
my way

up my mind
a choice
a decision (to take a decision / to decide)


an observation (to observe)
a discovery (to discover)

an appointment
an impression
arrangement (to arrenge)
a reservation


an escape (to escape)

an exception (....except for & apart from)

a pass at someone

EXAMPLES

Make amends:
He often makes amends for his errors through hard work and determination.

Make inquiries:
The man took the name of the company and made some inquires but learned nothing.