Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make good time

present participle of make good time

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make one's bow

present participle of make one's bow

To be knowledgeable about how the world works; to have common sense and judgement.

(chiefly US) A house is simply a physical structure and does not count as a home until significant events in the inhabitants' lives have occurred there over a substantial period of time, and they have developed an emotional bond to the house and its immediate environs.

Alternative form of it takes a heap of living to make a house a home

To come to the wrong conclusion; to make a false inference.

In order to achieve something, some sacrifices or mistakes are inevitable.

It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.