make happen
To realize, to cause or bring about a thing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“If you want to succeed, you must make it happen.”
“We have a very tight deadline for this project, but I know our team can make it happen.”
“Despite the lack of resources and the skepticism of his peers, he remained determined to make his ambitious vision happen.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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accident waiting to happen
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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as it happens
By coincidence, incidentally.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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couldn't happen to a nicer
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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doctors make the worst patients
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
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enough to make a cat laugh
Very outlandish or outrageous.
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enough to make the angels weep
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
Last updated August 10, 2026