mach's dir

make it for yourself

→ machen

phrase Uncommon #23,204

make it for yourself A contraction of “mach es dir”; with an adjective, it can mean to make yourself a certain way, as in “mach's dir bequem” (“make yourself comfortable”).

GE: Mach's dir auf dem Sofa bequem.

EN: Make yourself comfortable on the sofa.

Mach's dir gemütlich!

Make yourself comfortable!

Mach's dir inzwischen gemütlich.

Make yourself comfortable in the meantime.

— Rebecca (1940)

Ok, ich mach's dir vor.

Okay, I'll show you how it's done.

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Mach's dir bequem.

Make yourself comfortable.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Mach's dir gemütlich.

Make yourself comfortable.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Mach's dir bequem, Morpheus.

Make yourself comfortable, Morpheus.

— Matrix (1999)