make a scene

made a scene

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of make a scene - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

public attentionattract attention by causing a disturbance

She made a scene at the restaurant over a small mistake.
Don't make a scene at the wedding, please.
He tends to make a scene when things don't go his way.

cause a commotion

create a scene

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with scene

change of scene

shift to a different location or environment

After a stressful week, she needed a change of scene to relax.

enter the scene

to begin to be involved in a situation

She entered the scene as a mediator during the negotiations..

it is not someone's scene

exp.

not suited to a person's tastes or comfort in a place

I stayed ten minutes; it is not my scene.

set the scene

prepare by providing background or context

The director set the scene before filming started.

not one's scene

group or activity someone does not like or feel comfortable with

Parties are not my scene.

burst onto the scene

suddenly become very well-known or important

The young singer burst onto the scene with her debut album.

cause a scene

create a loud or noticeable disturbance

She didn't want to cause a scene at the restaurant.

create a scene

draw attention by behaving dramatically

He loves to create a scene whenever things don't go his way.

explode onto the scene

suddenly become very popular or successful

The band exploded onto the scene with their debut album.

it's a bad scene

exp.

unpleasant or problematic situation

Don't go in there—it's a bad scene after the accident.

Terms with make a scene included in their meaning

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bring on

theater

make something appear or enter a scene

create a fuss

commotion

make a scene or commotion

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French:faire une scène, ...
German:eine Szene machen, ...
Italian:fare una scenata, ...
Spanish:hacer una escena, ...
Portuguese:fazer uma cena, ...
Chinese:大吵大闹, ...
Japanese:騒ぎを起こす, ...
Arabic:أَثارَ ضَجَّة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת סְצֵנָה, ...
Russian:устраивать скандал, ...
Ukrainian:влаштувати сцену, ...
Hindi:हंगामा करना, ...
Bengali:গোলমাল করা, ...
Catalan:fer un escàndol, ...
Czech:dělat scénu, ...
Danish:lave en scene, ...
Dutch:een scène schoppen, ...
Greek:κάνω σκηνή, ...
Hungarian:jelenetet rendez, ...
Khmer:បង្ករឿងនៅទីសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:소란을 피우다, ...
Persian:جنجال به پا کردن, ...
Polish:zrobić awanturę, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer um escândalo, ...
Romanian:a face o scenă, ...
Swedish:göra en scen, ...
Thai:เอะอะโวยวาย, ...
Turkish:olay çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm ầm ĩ, ...

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