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make hay

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve attain bring about carry out conclude do finish manage perform produce pull off reach realize score take care of win

STRONG

arrive consummate effect fulfill gain hit

WEAK

bring off do a bang-up job do justice do one proud do the trick get someplace get there make it nail it put it over rack up sew up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence destroy fail forfeit halt introduce leave lose miss neglect start stop

WEAK

abandon give up not finish nullify relinquish

Example Sentences

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That matters because successful investors make hay while the sun shines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

TikTokers like Julie Kay and Catherine Benson make hay from the visual splendor of the well-apportioned kitchen, stocking their refrigerators like a particularly fancy hotel minibar and doing things with Tupperware you could never imagine.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

Australia ended the day just one wicket down and it earned the right for Head to make hay in more favourable conditions.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

She aims to make hay of these loans that might merely have been also-rans at richer, bigger institutions in big cities.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

She went silent, and I was thankful she didn’t make hay about my daddy getting himself killed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

make hay

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