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makes the weather

makes the weather is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make the weather.

Meaning of make the weather

Verb

make the weather (third-person singular simple present makes the weather, present participle making the weather, simple past and past participle made the weather)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.
    • And at three o'clock this afternoon: Eureka! He had it in his hand, a flimsy brown file plucked from the catacombs of the public prosecutor's office. It was marked for destruction but by a miracle had escaped the flames. Bachmann had once more made the weather.2008, John le Carré, A Most Wanted Man, →ISBN, page 303

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What is makes the weather the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes the weather is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make the weather.

Words near makes the weather in the dictionary

  1. makes the news
  2. makes the passes
  3. makes the perfect the enemy of the good
  4. makes the rounds
  5. makes the running
  6. makes the weather
  7. makes the welkin ring
  8. makes the world go around
  9. makes the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. makes things interesting
  11. makes tick

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