32. informal to gain a place or position on or in: to make the headlines; make the first team. 33. informal to achieve the rank of 34. slang to seduce 35. (Gambling, except Cards) make a book to take bets on a race or other contest 36. make a day of it to cause an activit...
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childhood favorite. Oddly, I had all but forgotten that little girl with the brown pigtails until a random day in the school library with my first graders. I was pursuing shelves, hunting for an unexpected literary gem, when a very worn red spine caught my attention: a copy ofB is For ...
You’re having a run-of-the-mill day, doing your grocery shopping, when someone says something directed toward you and your children who are whining about something or another for the hundredth time that day. You’re overwhelmed, but those words catch your attention immediately. You’re trigge...
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“Their” is a plural possessive pronoun, as in “their bags” or “their opinions.” Always do the “that’s ours!” test—are you talking about more than one person and something that they possess? If so, “their” will get you there. 4. Affect vs. Effect To this day I have ...