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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Playing as characters like a MAGA grandma, a QAnon shaman, or a pink-haired rockstar, participants work their way around the board collecting ballots, aiming to get enough to make it up the golden ladder to join Donald Trump on his helicopter.
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
For those who can’t make it up to the Baltic Sea, there is The Canvas NYC Flagship in the Westfield World Trade Center in New York City.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
And if there's nothing standing between you, make it up!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The excavator needed to remove large rubble could barely make it up the steep, winding road to the apartment building.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
For those who can’t make it up to the Baltic Sea, there is The Canvas NYC Flagship in the Westfield World Trade Center in New York City.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
And if there's nothing standing between you, make it up!
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The excavator needed to remove large rubble could barely make it up the steep, winding road to the apartment building.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Make it up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20it%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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