ˌmake sth ˈout

ˌmake sth ˈout
phrasal verb
1) to see, hear, or understand something with difficulty
I can just make a few words out on this page.[/ex]
I couldn't make out what he was saying.[/ex]
2) to write all the necessary information on a cheque or other document
3) make out (that) informal
to pretend that something is true when it is not
He made out that he'd won the lottery.[/ex]
4) make sb out to be sth to say that someone is a particular type of person when this is not true
He made me out to be a liar.[/ex]

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