do/make Expressions

Here are some standard expressions that you should learn. Notice that as main verbs we use make more often than do:

• do good
• do harm
• do well
• do badly
• do a favour
• do business

• make an attempt
• make a bed*
• make a change/changes
• make a complaint
• make a decision
• make a demand
• make an effort
• make an exception
• make an excuse
• make a loss
• make love
• make a mistake
• make money
• make a noise
• make an offer
• make peace
• make a phone call
• make a profit
• make a suggestion
• make war

* make a bed usually means "tidy the bedclothes" but it could also mean "manufacture the furniture"