mademake successful be made for life He was glad it was a real estate office--he was a made man now , sure . -made made in the specified way, in the specified place or by a specified agent Metalwork was also of factory -made designs , with the single exception of a blacksmith-made drop hinge on the cross-passage north door . Why not treat yourself to a scrumptious Cornish Cream tea and home -made cakes in the tea rooms . Enjoy a breakfast of homemade bread and pancakes, a variety of cereals and fruit juices and for the very hungry a full cooked breakfast! The work is handmade using traditional gold and silversmithing techniques. be made for each other ideally suited to each other The on-screen couple , quietly glowing with beauty and amusement -- they seemed made for each other ; but after various misunderstandings and adventures they ended up going their separate ways . Camcorders and holidays were made for each other . be made for life rich and successful enough to last a lifetimeThe media perpetuates the belief that all you have to do is get a good demo in the right hands and you are made for life , or that anyone can become a celebrity via Pop Idol and Fame Academy . We are not made for life or anything like that but there is a fair bit coming in . I'm amazingly affluent compared with a few years ago , especially when I was on the dole for three years . be made of money very rich ` I'm not made of money , Mrs P.''I said she looked made of money , didn't I ? ' be made up with sth very happy or pleased about something Alan Lee himself was delighted with the win and his first goals for his new club , he commented : " I'm made up with the two goals and the three points that goes with them . " We have received our order and it's fantastic , the kids are made up with them . Would just like to say thank you very much for sending item it arrive today as promised . My Mum was made up with the walking stick it was just as the picture showed . have it made have got it made to be sure of easy successThree years ago , newly-qualified chartered accountants had it made . And if you can speak French and / or Italian , you've got it made . NERC endorses my comment that if there is one single energy technology we should be looking at very seriously , it is not wind power but somehow harnessing sunlight through photosynthesis. If we can crack that , we've got it made . to be in a cushy situation He pulls a posh girlfriend and seems to have it made . He's back home where his mum does all his cooking , washing and ironing for him . He's got it made.Dentists , like doctors and lawyers , judge themselves and regulate their own ' industry ' . Dentists have got it made. not be made for sth not be made to do sth used to say that sth is inappropriate, unattainable or wrong But man is not made for a solitary , self-sufficient existence . I am , I think , not made for love . ' Little girls are not made for flying ' .She felt like a child at the scene of an accident who knows nothing except that flesh was not made to be torn . But I must tell you , I am not made to survive in a city where everyone looks as though they need a hug . what sb is made of sb's real worth This is your chance to show us what you are made of ! You only turn to it as people climb mountains and cross deserts -- to find out what you are made of by doing what you hardly dare to do . When survival was the issue , or we really wanted something , we showed what we weremadeof . made man member of the Mafia The officials described Provenzano as an associate in the family who was striving to become a `` made man , '' or inducted member . One of the most valuable pieces put up as collateral is the Long Island house owned by Gotti 's sister , Victoria , a writer of whodunits , and her husband , Carmine Agnello , who according to the federal authorities became a `` made man , '' or official crime family member , in 1992 . made-to-measure made to measure designed to fit a particular person's needs If a gown is made-to-measure , it may be that several fittings are required . Fully guaranteed made-to-measure garage doors that are light and easy to use . There is also a special made-to-measure service from a leading Italian suit company . Unique , designed and made to measure outfits for the bride , bridesmaids and mother of the bride .But , in McLaren's view , the new Scotland scrum-half looks as if he's made-to-measure .