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What is the difference between these 2 phrases?

1- Make for something

and 

2- Bring about

 

Does each have special use?


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nmesomtoChukwu profile picture nmesomtoChukwuFebruary 2019
I'll start with examples.
• Make for something:
That girl will really make for a good actress.
"Make for something" as you can see means that the subject will be suitable to create the object (something).
• Bring about:
The customer service will about good patronage.
"Bring about" means that the subject will result in the occurrence of the object. In other words, it means "cause".

So while "make for something" means "being suitable to create", "bring about" means "will cause".
Thylacine898 profile picture Thylacine898August 2020
In my opinion, "That girl will really make for a good actress" is poor English. It's the word "for" that makes it thus.
  • AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgOctober 2020
    ”make for” would be used in spoken English in the south of the US. It’s dialect.