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1. Be understandable. This usage, first recorded in 1686, is often used in a negative context, as in This explanation doesn't make sense. 2. Be reasonable, wise, or practical, as in It makes sense to find out first how many will attend the conference. This term employs sense in the meaning of "what is reasonable," a usage dating from 1600. In Britain it is Also put as stand to sense. make short work of Complete or consume quickly, as in The children made short work of the ice cream, or They made short work of cleaning up so they could get to the movies. This term, first recorded in 1577, in effect means "to turn something into a brief task."
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): make sense
to be understandable. • John doesn’t make sense. • What John says makes sense to me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs