make an appearance
Related to make an appearance: cameo, debut
make an appearance
To visit or appear at some place or event for a brief amount of time, especially as a courtesy or for the sake of politeness. We really should make an appearance at my cousin's party—it would be pretty rude not to while we're in town like this. The movie visited the hospital when a young fan dying of leukemia asked her to make an appearance.
See also: appearance, make
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make an appearance
to appear; to appear in a performance. We waited for thirty minutes for the professor to make an appearance, then we went home. The famous singing star made an appearance in Detroit last August.
See also: appearance, make
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- put in an appearance
- not a spark of decency
- basic decency
- decency
- common decency
- do (one) the courtesy of (doing something)
- do somebody the courtesy of doing something
- have the courtesy to (do something)
- have the courtesy to do something
- courtesy of (someone or something)