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to make matters worse
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to, make, matters, worse.
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make verb

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made, has made, is making, makes
hacer; fabricar; desarrollar, elaborar, formar; constituir; preparar; forzar, obligar

Example sentences of
make verb

  • •He works in a factory that makes jet engines.
  • •She made the curtains herself.
  • •He collected wood to make a fire.
  • •She used cheese and a mixture of other ingredients to make a delicious sauce.
  • •Someone was making a disturbance.
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  • •The car's engine has been making a strange noise lately.
  • •The rock made a dent in the car's fender.
  • •I'm not trying to make trouble.
  • •The typist made a mistake.
  • •I called the doctor's office to make an appointment.
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Synonyms of
make verb

form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge, build, construct, produce, compel, constitute, create, devise, earn, head, perform, prepare, render
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  • En inglés, make se usa principálmente para crear cosas, no hacerlas.

matter noun

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matters
asunto, cuestión; materia, sustancia

Example sentences of
matter noun

  • •He has a few personal matters to deal with.
  • •Disagreement is one thing, but accusations of lying are a different matter altogether!
  • •Can matter and energy be changed into each other?
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Synonyms of
matter noun

affair, business, concern, thing, case, question, substance

worse adjective

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peor

Example sentences of
worse adjective

  • •His schoolwork got worse after his parents split up.
  • •Her second book was worse than her first one.
  • •Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse.
  • •This one is no worse than that one.
  • •Could the situation get any worse?
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  • •You have even worse luck than I do.
  • •It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.
  • •She ended up in worse shape than when she started.
  • •Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.
  • •Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.
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