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30 October 2025

Make it ...

We use this expression to suggest a different time, quantity or other item to what was suggested before.

Written: No

Spoken: Yes

Formal: No

Informal: Yes

Example 1

So, I'll see you at seven, then.

Make it half-past. That'll be better for me.

Example 2

Apples, please. A kilo.

Right.

No, make it two kilos. I can make a couple of cakes, then.

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