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make allowances

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I appreciate "ma'am" comes less naturally to the American tongue than "ma'am" but we make allowances for our guests from overseas.

They are prepared to make allowances for lack of shell; lack of guns; lack of high explosives.

But perhaps we ought to make allowances for men who have studied neither nature nor universal history.

His companions make allowances for him: men of genius are often thus.

You know, Betty, you've got to make allowances for people, or you'd never get along with 'em.

Of course, it is here that one must admit the two sides to the question, and make allowances for the one that is not one's own.

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On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to make allowances, such as: decrease, diminish, downplay, excuse, justify, and minimize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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