you must make allowances for delays
she made allowances for his faults
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.
make allowances for — (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that you can t know ahead… … New idioms dictionary
make allowances for — see under ↑allow • • • Main Entry: ↑make … Useful english dictionary
make allowances for — index countenance, excuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make allowances for — ► make allowances for 1) take into consideration. 2) treat (someone) leniently because of their difficult circumstances. Main Entry: ↑allowance … English terms dictionary
make allowances for someone — make allowances for (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that… … New idioms dictionary
make allowances for something — make allowances for (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that… … New idioms dictionary
make allowances (for somebody) — make allowances (for sb) idiom to allow sb to behave in a way that you would not usually accept, because of a problem or because there is a special reason • You have to make allowances for him because he s tired. Main entry: ↑allowanceidiom … Useful english dictionary
make allowance for — Synonyms and related words: admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, bear with, blink at, color, concede, condone, connive at, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, diminish, discount, disregard, ease, endure, extenuate,… … Moby Thesaurus
make allowance for — See make allowances for … Thesaurus of popular words
make allowances for — take into account, consider … English contemporary dictionary
