make look good



make someone look good

to cause someone to appear successful or competent (especially when this is not the case). John arranges all his affairs to make himself look good. The manager didn't like the quarterly report because it didn't make her look good.
See also: good, look, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarlaMAHR-ləEnglish
Rika-Swedish, Dutch
OphrahAWF-rə (English)Biblical
Husna-Arabic
Ali (2)AL-eeEnglish
LibiLEE-beeHebrew