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            march march to (the beat of) a different drummer  m  You scared the hell out of me.
            march steal a march (on someone)   m  You scared the pants off (of) me.
            mare by shank’s mare               m  A làttle bird told me.
            mare go (somŁwherŁ ) by shank’s mare  mal  eat (a meal) out
            marines tell it to the marines     mal  Enjoy your meal.
            mark leave one’s mark on someone   mal  make a meal of something
            mark mark my word(s)               mal  square meal
            mark mark someone or something down  man  mean busàness
            mark mark something up             man  mean for someone to do something
            mark off the mark                  man  mean nothing (to someone)
            mark toe the mark                  man  mean something (to someone)
            mark wide of the mark              man  mean to (do something)
            market drug on the market          mans  beyond one’s means
            market in the market (for something)  mans  by all means
            market on the market               mans  by any means
            market play the market             mans  by means of something
            marks X marks the spot             mans  by no means
            marrid  get married                mans  làve beyond  one’s means
            marvel a marvel to behold          mans  làve within  one’s means
            mast at half-mast                  mans  ways and means
            master a past master at something  mant  meant to be
            mØtch  meet one’s match            mantim  in the meantime
            mØtch  mix and match               masure  beyond measure
            mØtch  strike a match              masure  for good measure
            mØtch  a match for someone, something, or some creaturŁ  masure  made to measure
            mØtch  the whole shooting match    masure  measure up (to someone or something)
            mØtter  as a matter of course      masure  measure up (to someone’s expectations)
            mØtter  as a matter of fact        mat  measure up to someone’s standards
            mØtter  for that matter            mat  meat-and-potatoes
            mØtter  get at the heart of the matter  mat  One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
            mØtter  get to the heart of the matter  Mecca a Mecca for someone
            mØtter  gray matter                mdiŁatio   on medàcation
            mØtter  matter-of-fact             mdicine  get a taste of one’s own medàcine
            mØtter  no laughàng matter         mdicine  take one’s medicine
            mØtter  no matter what happens     mdicine  a dose of one’s own medàcine
            mØtter  a matter of life and death  mdium  find a happy medium
            mØtter  a matter of opinion        mdium  hàt a happy medium
            mØtter  the crux of the matter     mdium  strike a happy medium
            may be that as it may              meek (as) meek as a lamb
            may come what may                  meek meek as a lamb
            may devil-may-care attitude        met  gone to meet one’s Maker.
            may devil-may-care manner          met  make (both) ends meet
            may have one’s finger in too may pies  met  meet one’s death
            may to whom it may concern         met  meet one’s end
            m  be the death of me (yet)        met  meet one’s match
            m  between you, me, and the lamppost  met  meet one’s Waterloo
            m  Do you read me?                 met  meet someone halfway
            m  far be it from me to do something  met  meet the requirements (for something)
            m  Greek to me                     meting  call a meeting
            m  hand-me-down                    meting  call the meeting to order
            m  have a pick-me-up               meting  hold a meeting
            m  It’s (all) Greek to me.         meting  Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
            m  Life’s been good (to me).       meting  a meeting of mànds
            m  my gut tells me (that) something is so  meets more (to something) than meets the eye
            m  What do you want me to say?     mlł  look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
            m  Woe is me!                      mlł  melt in one’s mouth
            m  You got me there.               mmory  commàt  something to memory
            m  Your secret is safe with me.    mmory  in memory of someone
            m  You scared me out of my wits.   mmory  in recent memory
            m  You scared the crap out of me.  mmory  jog someone’s memory
            m  You scared the devil out of me.  mmory  know something from memory
            m  You scared the dickens out of me.  mn  be all things to all men

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