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Old 19-Jan-2007, 14:38
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Please, someone can help me that How can I use the verbs Do and Make for correctly .
like do the cooking make a noise
do the shopping make the bed

Could u tell me why it so . Thankfull
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Old 19-Jan-2007, 20:15
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Please, someone can help me that How can I use the verbs Do and Make for correctly .
like do the cooking make a noise
do the shopping make the bed

Could u tell me why it so . Thankfull
Try to remember them by heart.
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Old 20-Jan-2007, 06:36
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Default Re: Do and make - how can use......?

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Please, someone can help me that How can I use the verbs Do and Make for correctly .
like do the cooking make a noise
do the shopping make the bed
Could u tell me why it so . Thankfull
This suffix has one L -beautiful, grateful, careful.

Hi, Ngoc,
Unfortunately, we have to learn collocations by rote. Here's the list provided by BobK, one of our moderators, a very helpful person.
DO - MAKE
Make amends
Make tracks
Make peace
Make friends
Make as if to do something (in very informal usage, make like)
Make a mistake
Make a promise
Make a proposal
Make a mistake
Make a <noun> [where the object is a tangible thing : e.g. make a cathedral out of match-sticks, make a fire, make a cake etc.]
Make a fool of someone
Make an example of someone
Make an exception
Make preparations
Make a picnic (note: this means prepare, not have)
Make a mountain out of a mole-hill
Make whoopee (informal – have a good time)
Make do (do the best you can in the circumstances)
Make the most of…
Make hay while the sun shines
Make the right noises (say appropriate things, without necessarily meaning them)
Make something <verb> (e.g. What makes some people do that? What makes him tick?)
Make a move
Make restitution
Make a gesture
Make enemies (not always the opposite of make friends: Make friends with someone/make an enemy of someone)
Make little/much of …
Make a big thing of …
Make a pretence of…
Make believe
Make a bow
Make a curtsey
Make a point of …
Make haste
Do the honours

Do your best
Do what you can
Do the rounds
Do a favour
Do a disservice (but offer or provide a service – rarely do a service)
Do me the honour of…
Do me the courtesy of…
Do the right thing
Do right by somebody
Do an injustice [specific] (not do a justice, but dispense or administer or mete out
justice [general])
Do <abstract noun> (e.g. Do community work, do service)
Do battle with …
Do penance
Do time (more formally serve time – spend time as a prisoner)
Do your duty
Do homage (often pay homage)
Do a caricature/drawing/painting etc. (or draw a diagram, paint a picture)

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