mainly British, American & Australian

to take a long time to say something and speak in a way that is not clear, in order to avoid giving an answer.

He hemmed and hawed and finally admitted taking the money.

• make someone's skin crawl
• make someone's toes curl
• make something of
• make something of yourself
• make something out of nothing
• make something seem like a picnic
• make something stick
• make something up out of whole cloth
• make something worth while
• make something worth your while
• make stick
• make the bed
• make the best of
• make the best of a bad situation
• make the best of something
• make the grade
• make the headlines
• make the most of
• make the most of something
• make the right noises
• make the rounds
• make the running
• make the scene
• make time for
• make time for something