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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
EngİN-Turkish
Pejo-Croatian, Serbian
Husnihus-NEE:Arabic
Yevgeniyyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
Ji-Woojee-ooKorean
Josu-Basque
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