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make arrangements for
Idioms and Phrases
Plan or prepare for someone or something, as in Who is making all the arrangements for our sales meeting? This expression employs arrangements in the sense of “measures or preparations for a particular purpose,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.Example Sentences
The authority agreed it should consult with Zephaniah's family to make arrangements for awarding the medal within 12 months.
On Wednesday the council advised evacuated residents to "please make arrangements for your pets to stay with friends and family".
The judge agreed to give Richmond time to make arrangements for his son’s care while he is in jail.
Córdoba also allegedly offered to make arrangements for the DEA source to visit a clandestine camp in southern Colombian jungles where 300 guerrillas armed with surface-to-air missiles and other weapons would supply and provide safe passage for the narcotics.
Outreach workers set up tables and chairs to make arrangements for the area’s unhoused residents.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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