English Dictionary

make all the difference

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).

日本語の意味

決定的な役割を果たす / 大きな影響を与える / 状況を決定づける要因となる / すべてを変えるほどの重要な効果を持つ

A simple apology can make all the difference in repairing their friendship.

誠意ある謝罪は友情を修復するうえで大きな違いを生むことがある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).

We are all framed of the same mold, hewed out of the same Rocke, made as it were, of the same cloth, the sheares, as they say, onely going betweene; it is therefore onely the free loue and grace of God, which makes all the difference.

makes all the difference （ present singular third-person ）

making all the difference （ participle present ）

made all the difference （ participle past ）

made all the difference （ past ）