make into
Related to make into: feel up to, give up on, get up to, have over, give over to, wait upon
make into
1. To convert something into a different state; to use something in a different manner or for a different purpose. A noun or pronoun is used between "make" and "into." I make old broken speakers into cool bespoke coffee tables. I made the kitchen table into my desk while I waited for the office furniture to be delivered.
2. To cause someone to successfully become a new or different type of person. A noun or pronoun is used between "make" and "into." Our six-week intensive training course will make even the laziest person into a marathon runner. The traumatic events made him into a total recluse.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make someone or something into something
to turn someone or something into something. I will make you into a Hollywood star! We made our basement into a family room.
See also: make
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- go in a different direction
- knock the habit
- knock the/(one's) habit
- break a law
- break a/the law
- left, right and centre
- left, right, and center
- left, right, and centre
- a totally different ballgame
- (as) different as chalk and cheese