epaulette or (esp US) epaulet /epˈə-let/

1. An ornament on the shoulder of a military or naval officer's uniform (now disused in the British Army) or of civilian clothing
2. A shoulder-piece

• make a hash of
• make a hit with
• make a hole in
• make a hole in eg one's pocket
• make a hole in the water
• make a Horlicks of
• make a killing
• make a kirk and a mill of
• make a kirk or a mill of
• make a lip
• make allowances for
• make a long arm
• make a long nose
• make a man of
• make a matter of conscience
• make a meal of
• make amends
• make a monkey of
• make a monkey out of
• make a mountain out of a molehill
• make a move
• make a move on
• make a muck of
• make a name for oneself
• make an appearance