make all the difference
idiom
: to be very important : to matter most or very much
The size of the engine can make all the difference.
It may not matter to you, but it makes all the difference in the world to me.
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But just how quickly that happens could make all the difference.
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That kind of attention can make all the difference for a patient.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
But just how quickly that happens could make all the difference.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Knowing which items are essential will make all the difference between waking up well fed and rested or miserably swearing off the whole thing.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
That kind of attention can make all the difference for a patient.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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“Make all the difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20all%20the%20difference. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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