make one's number en · VERB
Meanings
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To report one's arrival and begin one's duties.
Dave Shaw had given me good advice. 'Make your number with the purser,' he had said. 'He's a kind of super marine hotel manager who can wave a magic wand and get you almost anything you ask for.'
1972, Stephen Seamus Kerry, Ship's Doctor, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| makes one's number | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| made one's number | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made one's number | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making one's number | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |