A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

make one’s own way
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make up to someone—
1
. draw near to a person; approach
smb.: Later I saw her make up to the lady I have described.
2. try to ingratiate oneself with a person: One who makes up
to a teacher is recognized as being in a slightly different cat-
egory from an outright sneak.
make up with someone —(also: make it up with someone) settle
a quarrel; make one’s peace with a person: I’m sorry. I was
wrong. I want to make up with you.
make up the weight • make weight
make up the weight—
1
. supply what is wanting to complete
a given weight: Train with your full packs —fill them with
old clothes, etc. just to make up the weight that you would
be carrying. 2. supply deficiencies; make smth. complete: Bap-
tists teach the following great doctrines, which make up the
weight and substance of the whole Bible.
make weight—(Boxing ) lose sufficient weight to remain eli-
gible for a specified weight division: If Oscar does not continue
his proper diet and exercising, he won’t make weight for the
next fight.
make waves • raise waves
make waves —
1
. (usually of wind) cause waves to rise or
appear: See over to the right, is that something stirring, or is
it just the wind making waves? 2. unsettle a comfortable situ -
ation; stir up trouble: He is a solid dependable Scotsman who
runs a company at a profit and doesn’t make waves. 3. im press
people by doing smth. very well: After a difficult period when
it was struggling to survive, Courtauld Films is now making
waves from its new base.
raise waves — = make waves 
1
: These small waves raised by
the evening wind are as remote from storm as the smooth
reflecting surface.