0
Starstruck Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "make it count" mean?

Hi. I heard the expression "make it count" in a movie, when two of the characters where having a fight. I was wondering what it means. Surly it's some-kind of threat, but I want to know what it exactly means.
Thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi, If something counts , it means that it has importance, has significance, to what is happening in the context. In the context of a fight, the idea is 'Try to hit him hard enough to win the fight'. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, If something counts , it means that it has importance, has significance, to what is happening in the context.
  • In the context of a fight, the idea is 'Try to hit him hard enough to win the fight'.
  • Clive
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
Hi,

If something counts, it means that it has importance, has significance, to what is happening in the context.

In the context of a fight, the idea is 'Try to hit him hard enough to win the fight'.

Clive
0
0
Thank you Clive! Now it makes more sense!
0

Related Questions