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

do time • make time
do time—(coll.) serve a sentence of imprisonment: Our story
is about a man who did time for drug dealing and lost custody
of his two kids. Cf.: do easy time —(coll.) serve a short prison
term: John Murdoch is doing easy time in a minimum security
jail dubbed a “holiday camp.”
make time —
1
. (coll.) flirt with a girl; make romantic ad-
vances: At another table two young men were trying to make
time with some Mexican girls. 2. (also: make good time) ac-
complish a distance in a short time; travel fast: They were on
a straight stretch of road now and were making time.
do up • make up
do up —(of clothes) fasten; button up: This dress does up at
the back with pink buttons.
make up —(also: make oneself up) apply cosmetics: The actors
were making up when we arrived.
do well in something • do well out of something
do well in something —perform well in a subject: So, because
I liked science, I did well in physics. Cf.: do badly in some-
thing — perform unsatisfactorily in a subject: Students who did
badly in the exam needed more practice.
do well out of something —benefit from smth.; make a good
profit from a sale, etc.: Like the arms dealers who did well out
of the war, some have seen their fortunes improve beyond
their wildest dreams.
Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
make good on something
—
1
. successfully accomplish smth.: He
took advantage of the guard’s attention being distracted to
make good on his escape. 2. fulfill a promise: The only person
who has made good on his promise is Pierre Salinger, former
press secretary to President Kennedy.
do with something • make with something
do with something —(also: make do with something ) accept
smth. although it is not quite satisfactory: If we can’t afford
meat we shall have to do with fish.
make with something —(sl.) hand smth. over; deliver or pro-
duce smth.: When are you going to make with the music,
man?