b	b
turn your hand to sth	2
sacrifice the early buds	1
make a point of doing sth/ make it a point to do sth	to be very careful to do sth cause you believe it's important; often: when you want others to see it
make the most of sth	to use an opportunity or situation so that you get the maximum possible benefit you can from it
make a habit of doing sth	to keep doing sth bad or wrong
every effort has been made to...	sb has/have done their very best to...
make an effort (to do sth)	to try hard to do sth
make do with sth	satisfy yourself with what you have, as opposed to what you want
make no attempt to do sth	not to try to do sth
do one's utmost (to do sth)	to try as hard as one can to achieve sth
that should/will do the trick	infml that should/will solve a small problem that we have
do a roaring trade in sth	to sell lots of sth
do some revision	to look at and study your books and notes before you take an exam
do sb a power of good	to be beneficial to sb
sth does more harm than good	sth causes more problems than it solves
do likewise	to do the same
do your best	try as hard as you can to do/achieve sth
do away with sth	get rid of sth (rula/law/tax/institution) so that it no longer exists
to be valued at	to be said to be worth
to be up to one's ears in debt	to owe a lot of money
tax on sth	money you have to pay to the government for provision of public services
to be strapped for cash/hard up/short of money	to have very little money
sell sth at a profit	sell sth at a higher price than you bought it
run up a bill	to owe money, acquire debts (either by buying a lot of things or borrowing money)
retail at/for	to be on sale in a shop for (X$)
dramatic/marked reduction	a big reduction
steady/gradual reduction	a slow but continual reduction
reduction in	decrease in (eg the number/cost/amount/price of sth)
put down a deposit on sth	to pay part of the price of a product in order to reserve it
pay cash	to use cash in order to pay
pay by credit card	to use a credit card in order to pay
pay by cheque	to use a cheque in order to pay
on the market	available to buy/ on sale
be on a slary of	earn...
make out a cheque	write sb's name on the cheque
make the cheque payable to	to put sb's name on the cheque so that they receive the money
lend	to give sb money for a period of time, after which they have to pay it back
knock an amount of money off (the price of) sth	to reduce the price of sth
in the region/neighbourhood of	approximately
in a sale	on special offer