make up for
Intermediate (B1)neutral
To do something good to balance out something bad that happened before — to say sorry in actions
"He worked overtime all weekend to make up for missing the deadline on Friday."
Hear it in context
The Fight to End Hunger: 2026 Update with Rick Steves and Eugene Cho
Rick Steves Travel Talks · 46:36
power to make up for
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Mark Rober · 9:08
We'll make up for that.
Trump Does Iran War Damage Control, Kash Patel’s in Panic Mode & Rubio's Awkward Pope Meeting
Jimmy Kimmel Live · 7:00
Will you make up for it?
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CDawgVODs · 395:50
We'll make up for it.
ZoomIt, Evolved
Scott Hanselman · 12:32
To make up for lost ground.