make good

1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.

   Near-synonym: come good

2. (intransitive, transitive, with on)To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).

   He made good his threat and made good his escape by jumping from a second-story window.

   He made good on his threat to jump from a second-story window.

3. To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out.

4. (intransitive, transitive, with on)To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency).

   The company made good the damage by paying my repair costs.

   The company made good on the damage by paying my repair costs.

5. (idiomatic)To make (a surface) level or even.

1. You will make a good wife.

   Із тебе вийде добра дружина.

   ruИз тебя выйдет хорошая жена.

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2. He will make a good doctor.

   Він буде гарним доктором.

   ruОн будет хорошим врачом.

   deAus ihm wird einmal ein guter Arzt.

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3. You make good money, don't you?

   Ти ж правда добре заробляєш?

   deDu verdienst gut, nicht wahr?

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4. We make a really good team.

   Ми утворюємо справді добру команду.

   deWir bilden ein wirklich gutes Team.

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5. Tom won't make a good lawyer.

   Із Тома не вийде добрий адвокат.

   ruИз Тома не выйдет хороший адвокат.

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