make a difference

[make a difference] or [make the difference] {v. phr.}

To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter.

* /John's good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course./

* /It doesn't make a bit of difference if you are late to my party. I just want you to come./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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