make allowance for



make allowance for

Also, make allowances for. Take into account extenuating circumstances, as in We have to make allowance for Jeff; he's very new to the business, or Grandma is always making allowances for the children's bad manners. [c. 1700]
See also: allowance, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vasilios-Greek
Beatrizbe-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
LajosLAW-yoshHungarian
FilipFEE-lip (Dutch), FEE-leep (Polish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Mac
AtarahAT-ə-rə (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
CherishCHER-ishEnglish