Attack
Make for
Make for verb - Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
Both terms in one sentence
- This is usually a Justified Trope, as it wouldn't make for much Character Development if a character was able to pull a new attack out of their hat every episode.
Source: Theme Deck -
Theme Naming: Just about the only sense the attack names make for both enemies and allies.
Source: Video Game / OFF -
In the remake of Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), two of the protagonists try to make for a car past the attack squad to get help.
Source: Danger Takes a Backseat
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Make for and Attack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/make_for
Attack & Make for. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/make_for>.
Make for or Attack. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/make_for.
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