making Idioma

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has the makings

has the potential, has the ingredients Darcy has the makings of a good teacher. He explains things well.

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how are you making out

are you able to do the job? have you made progress? how are you doing "The manager came to my office and said, ""How are you making out? Finished the report?"""

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in the making

developing, growing Raj is a talented pianist. Is he a Glenn Gould in the making?

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makings of

(See the makings of)

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the makings of

the potential to become, the ability to develop Look at Debi dance. She has the makings of a ballerina.

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be the making of|making|the making of

v. phr. To account for the success of someone or something. The strict discipline that we had to undergo in graduate school was the making of many a successful professor. The relatively low cost and high gas mileage are the making of Chevrolet's Geo Metro cars.

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have the makings of|have|makings

v. phr. To possess the basic ingredients; have the basic qualities to do something. Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist.

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be the making of

be the making of
Be the means or cause of progress or success, as in Marriage will be the making of him. This idiom, using making in the sense of “advancement,” was first recorded about 1470.

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have the makings of

have the makings of
Have the abilities or qualities needed to become something, as in She has the makings of a fine teacher, or, as Shakespeare put it in Henry VIII (4:1): “She had all the royal makings of a Queen.” [Late 1500s]