make the scene

Idioms and Phrases

Put in an appearance, take part in an event, as in I'll miss most of the party, but I hope to make the scene before midnight . This expression employs scene in the sense of “a place where an action occurs.” [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Related Words

• appear
• come
• demonstrate
• determine
• disclose
• display
• establish
• explain
• get
• illustrate
• indicate
• mark
• note
• present
• project
• prove
• reach
• register
• reveal
• show up