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From make in the sense of "force", i.e. "you will have to force me to do it".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Used to refuse a request that one do something. Full definition →
From make in the sense of "force", i.e. "you will have to force me to do it".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.