make a difference

make a difference (三人称単数 現在形 makes a difference, 現在分詞 making a difference, 過去形および過去分詞形 made a difference)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To carry out an action, the result of which is a significant change, or an altered circumstance.I was hoping that, by volunteering at this refuge, I could make a difference, however small.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be of importance; to matter.I don't think it makes a difference whether you come tonight or not.
2013, Debora L. Spar, Wonder Women[1], page 114:Increasingly, it does not make a difference—economically, at least—whether the husband or wife is the primary wage earner, or whether either or both of them work.