make+a+noise

  • 61make oneself scarce — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave quickly; go away. * /The boys made themselves scarce when they saw the principal coming to stop their noise./ * /A wise mouse makes himself scarce when a cat is nearby./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 62make encouraging noises — make encouraging/sympathetic/etc noises phrase to say things to encourage someone, show sympathy etc He made reassuring noises about their financial problems. Thesaurus: to feel or express sympathysynonym Main entry …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 63make the welkin ring — make a very loud sound the crew made the welkin ring with its hurrahs * * * let/make the welkin ˈring idiom to make a very loud noise Main entry: ↑welkinidiom …

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  • 64make (all) the right noises — phrase to say things that make people think you are interested in something She makes all the right noises about economic reform. Thesaurus: to say something in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to say somethingsynonym Main entry …

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  • 65make noises — 1 : to talk about something in usually an indirect way usually + about She started making noises about running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office] Her parents are making noises about… …

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  • 66make a fuss — make noise, throw a fit, create a commotion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 67make sympathetic noises — make encouraging/sympathetic/etc noises phrase to say things to encourage someone, show sympathy etc He made reassuring noises about their financial problems. Thesaurus: to feel or express sympathysynonym Main entry …

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  • 68Noise (economic) — Economic noise, or simply noise, describes a theory of pricing developed by Fischer Black. To Black, noise is the opposite of information. Sometimes it s hype, other times it s inaccurate ideas, other times it s inaccurate data; noise has many… …

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  • 69Noise map — A noise map is a graphic representation of the sound level distribution existing in a given region, for a defined period. Contents 1 Directive 2002/49/EC 2 Production of noise maps 3 Noise mapping using simulation tools …

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  • 70noise */*/*/ — UK [nɔɪz] / US noun Word forms noise : singular noise plural noises a) [uncountable] a loud or unpleasant sound The noise of the machines is deafening. make noise: Please will you stop making so much noise! too much noise: The neighbours said… …

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