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1Intent on gain, typically in an unscrupulous way.
‘crooked politicians on the make’
‘He's got that furtive manner of someone always on the make, someone looking for an angle, probing for a weakness.’
‘It was laughable, but then what can be expected from politicians always on the make for a quick pic or plausible headline.’
‘This is the story of his adventures when he is sent away to live in London with his uncle, a fat man always on the make - the book's finest comic creation.’
‘Mackintosh beckoned from across the park, then sat down next to him like a vagrant on the make.’
‘There is always someone on the make in a crisis.’
‘However, at its extreme, this has led to the all-too-familiar deformation of the professional as simply the expert for hire, or another mercenary on the make.’
‘Never trust a biologist on the make, or a former Trotskyist who aligns himself with the neocons…’
‘They are all young bands on the make - and Franz Ferdinand is already well on the way to world domination.’
‘He was certainly an ambitious young man who was always on the make, looking for the next angle.’
‘Journalists, particularly those on the make, will pursue ‘a story’ with little regard for its effect on the people involved and their families.’