make+wise
61I Can't Make It — Single infobox Name = I Can t Make It Artist = Small Faces B side = Just Passing Released = March 3 1967 Format = 7 Recorded = Olympic Studios, London, England flagicon|England Genre = R B Length = 3:06 Label = Decca Writer = Steve Marriott… …
62if life hands you lemons, make lemonade — 1996 F. POPCORN Clicking iii. 408 And a little stand by the side of the road is a good spot to learn from a wise saying: If life hands you lemons, make lemonade. But, we’d like to add, then market it, franchise it, and sell it to a major… …
63To make game of — Game Game, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport; akin to OS., OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth, merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf. {Gammon} a game, {Backgammon}, {Gamble} v. i.] 1. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. [1913 Webster]… …
64Leo VI the Wise — This article is about the Byzantine Emperor. There is also an article on Pope Leo VI Leo VI the Wise or the Philosopher (Greek: Λέων ΣΤ΄, Leōn VI ), (September 19, 866 ndash; May 11, 912) was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912 during one of the… …
65crack wise — verb To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment. Reagan displayed his usual aplomb and even cracked wise about his age at a White House banquet. Syn: wisecrack …
66To make a lip — Lip Lip (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l[ a]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. {Labial}.] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other… …
67To make nice of — Nice Nice (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and …
68crack wise — phrasal to make a wisecrack …
69crack wise — vb to make witty or cheeky remarks. A back formation from the noun and verb wisecrack …
70pretending to be wise — try to make oneself seem intelligent …
