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# System prepended metadata

title: SOME COMMON VERBS

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# SOME COMMON VERBS

| have                       | do                         | make                         |
| ---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| **have** a bath            | **do** business            | **make** a difference        |
| **have** a drink           | **do** nothing             | **make** a mess              |
| **have** a good time       | **do** someone a favour    | **make** a mistake           |
| **have** a haircut         | **do** the cooknig         | **make** a noise             |
| **have** a holiday         | **do** the housework       | **make** an effort           |
| **have** a problem         | **do** the shopping        | **make** furniture           |
| **have** a relationship    | **do** the washing up      | **make** money               |
| **have** a rest            | **do** your hair           | **make** progress            |
| **have** lunch             | **do** your best           | **make** room                |
| **have** sympathy          | **do** your homework       | **make** trouble             |



| take                           | break                          | catch                            |
| -------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| **take** a break               | break a habit                  | **catch** a ball                 |
| **take** a chance              | **break** a leg                | **catch** a bus                  |
| **take** a look                | **break** a promise            | **catch** a chill                |
| **take** a rest                | **break** a record             | **catch** a thief                |
| **take** a seat                | **break** a window             | **catch** a cold                 |
| **take** a texi                | **break** someone's heart      | **catch** sight of               |
| **take** an exam               | **break** the ice              | **catch** someone's attention    |
| **take** notes                 | **break** the law              | **catch** someone's eyes         |
| **take** someone's place       | **break** the news to someone  | **catch** the flu                |
| **take** someone's temperature | **break** the rules            | **catch** fire                   |



### Expressions with do and make

| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Examples |
| ------------ | ------- | ------- |
| do without   | manage without | We'll have to do without chocolate |
| do away with | abolish | The old law was done away with |
| do in        | to kill someone | He did her in to get her money |
| make for     | move in direction | Let's make for the city center |
| make off     | leave hurriedly | He made off without good-bye |
| make of      | think (opinion) | What do you make of him ? |
| make up for  | compensate for | I'll make up for the damage  |
| make up to   | to do something good | He made up to her until she agreed |

