make sth awkward
Frequency: 7.015.5 per million words
To cause a situation to become difficult or problematic.
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Examples (10)
- His constant interruptions make our meetings awkward.
- Bringing up their past disagreements only made the family dinner more awkward.
- Please don't mention his recent breakup; you'll just make the situation awkward.
- The long silence after his joke made the conversation awkward.
- Why do you always try to make things awkward when my friends are over?
- Your refusal to participate has made this group project awkward for everyone else.
- He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.
- I try not to ask personal questions because I don't want to make it awkward.
- The sudden change in topic made the transition between speakers awkward.
- The teacher's unexpected question made the student's presentation awkward.