make sense
To be sensible, coherent, reasonable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Your explanation makes sense to me.”
“The instructions were confusing at first, but they finally made sense after I read them twice.”
“While the proposal seemed chaotic at first glance, the underlying logic began to make sense once the team clarified their long-term objectives.”
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abound in one's own sense
To follow one’s own inclinations and opinions.
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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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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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come to one's senses
To reawaken after having lost consciousness.
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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.
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fine feathers make fine birds
Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.
Last updated August 10, 2026