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make / do

Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule in English concerning the use of make and do.
The following table gives a list of some of the most frequently used expressions.

MAKE DO
   money    business
   a discovery    research
   arrangements/plans    a degree/a course
   an enquiry    your homework/the housework
   a speech/a declaration/a statement    a translation
   an appointment    a good job
   a suggestion/an excuse/a complaint    work
   a difference/an exception    somebody a favour/a good turn
   an effort    without something
   progress    damage
   a mistake    good/harm/justice
   an impression    well/badly
   sure/certain    one's best
   room for something (find place for something)    your duty
   fun of something/somebody    the crosswords
 

                   


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