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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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.
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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
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
Spotify’s slight attempt to make it up to Car Thing owners comes after a rough year that saw its music streaming service increase in price in 2023, reports of further increases coming later in 2024, and a round of layoffs that affected 17 percent of its staff.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
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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
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
Spotify’s slight attempt to make it up to Car Thing owners comes after a rough year that saw its music streaming service increase in price in 2023, reports of further increases coming later in 2024, and a round of layoffs that affected 17 percent of its staff.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
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“Make it up to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20it%20up%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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