make it up
idiom
chiefly British
: to become friendly again after being angry
She's trying to make it up with him.
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Cancel clearly, with apology, without excuse, and with a detailed plan to make it up to the other person or people.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
The puck didn’t make it up the ice.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the evening, cameras captured a group of young men pushing a driver whose car became stuck on a slight incline, helping the vehicle make it up the hill.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
My oldest son wants a television in his room, which Santa probably won’t be delivering this year, but Kris Kringle and friends will have to make it up to him somehow.
—Sugey Palomares, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
The puck didn’t make it up the ice.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the evening, cameras captured a group of young men pushing a driver whose car became stuck on a slight incline, helping the vehicle make it up the hill.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
My oldest son wants a television in his room, which Santa probably won’t be delivering this year, but Kris Kringle and friends will have to make it up to him somehow.
—Sugey Palomares, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Make it up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20it%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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