make it up to (someone)

idiom

: to do something helpful or good for (someone one has hurt or treated wrongly)

He'd neglected his children and wanted to make it up to them by spending more time with them.

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On the other hand, a few Nasdaq stocks, not so widely followed, managed to make it up to new highs during the final session of the year. —

John Navin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Krispy Kreme wants to make it up to you for its problems with online orders earlier this month. —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024 Phoebe sadly learns that her dead Christmas trees go into the chopper, and Ross accidentally breaks Girl Scout Sarah Tuttle's (Mae Whitman) leg and is forced to sell the cookies himself to make it up to her. —

Eric Todisco, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 The lovers on the run eventually make it up to Maine where DJ, his stepfather, and his mother Sandy (Gabrielle Union) have come to celebrate New Years. —

Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make it up to (someone)

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