Collocation of DO, MAKE, TAKE,HAVE

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take
have
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take action

To take action means to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem. (light)



take advantage
have an advantage
To take advantage of something or someone means to profit from the momentary situation of the person or thing. To have an advantage means to be in a better position than someone else.


make amends


To make amends means to compensate for a loss or injury.


make an application
take an application

To make an application means to apply for something. Usually a job, or a bank account, etc. (light) To take an application means to obtain an application form by removing it from a collection of forms.


make an appointment

have an appointment
To make an appointment means to organise a meeting with other people. To have an appointment means you are to participate in a meeting with other people.


make an argument

have an argument
To have an argument with someone means to argue with that person. (light) To make an argument for something means to present a logical argument in its favor.


make arrangements


To make arrangements means to organise or arrange. (light)


make an attempt


To make an attempt means to try, to attemplt. (light)


make a baby

have a baby
To make a baby is, informally, to engage in sexual intercourse, leading to impregnation. To have a baby is to give birth, to produce a child.


make a bath
take a bath
have a bath
To take or have a bath is to bathe. (light) To make a bath is to prepare a bath to the right temperature.


make the bed, make one`s bed

have a bed
To make the or one`s bed is to arrange its sheets and covers nicely and rectify any disorder that was caused by sleeping in it. To have a bed is to be in possession of a bed.

do one`s best
make the best of

have the best
If you do your best, it means you have acted correctly and that no-one can expect more from you. To make the best of a situation means to take as much advantage as possible from a bad situation. See take advantage. To have the best is to be in possession of the best of something.


make a bid
take bids

To make a bid means to bid, to make a monetary or economic offer. Template:light To take bids is to solicit offers from several competitors, with the intention of accepting the best bid.



take a bite
have a bite
To take a bite means to bite. (light) To take a bite and to have a bite both mean to eat a quick, light snack.


make a bow
take a bow

To make a bow means to bow. (light) To take a bow means to bow (light) or to accept applause. See take a bow.


make a break
take a break
have a break
To make a break means to try to escape, to break. (light) To take and have a break means to rest from work for a short while, to break. (light) To have a break (more often get a break) also means to be lucky.


make a breakthrough

have a breakthrough
To make a breakthrough means to make an important discovery. To have a breakthrough means to realize something about oneself.

do business

take business
have business
To do business means to agree a commercial contract. To have business with someone means to have matters to be settled with that person. To take business is to deprive a competitor of a customer by acquiring that customer.


make a cancellation

have a cancellation
To make a cancellation means to cancel. To have a cancellation means to have a slot for attendance of an event become available because the holder of that slot has canceled.



take care
take care of
have a care
To take care means to to be careful. To take care of someone or something means to look after it. See also take care.
To have a care means to be careful because you are upsetting someone.


make certain


To make certain of something means to check that something is correct. See also make sure.



take a chance
have a chance
To take a chance means to try something risky. See take a chance. To have a chance means to have some possibility of success.


make a charge
take charge

To make a charge for something means to request money for an item or service; it can also mean to make an accusation. To take