Everyday English
make the difference
be the decisive factor
To be the particular thing that produces a successful or different result.
Hear it in real life
Why did your presentation go so well?
Practising the opening really made the difference.
Getting enough sleep made the difference during my exams.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: make ‸ difference
Say: make the difference
Use 'the' when referring to the decisive effect in a particular situation.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make the difference; made the difference
Your turn: say it out loud
Getting enough sleep made the difference during my exams.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
make the difference
be the decisive factor
“Getting enough sleep made the difference during my exams.”
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