make amends
idiom
: to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused
She tried to make amends by apologizing to him.
I'd like to make amends (to you) for my behavior last night.
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After he was elected, however, Grant tried to make amends.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Mikey makes amends with his ex-wife (Nicolette Robinson) and former trainer (Ron Perlman), and goes to a nursing home to visit his musician father (Pesci), who has Alzheimer’s.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Fox News host Laura Ingraham has urged pop star Taylor Swift to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration to make amends for not endorsing him during the November election.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Galliano is 64, and has made amends with executives at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, including Sidney Toledano, who was CEO at Dior when the designer was ousted, but is not seen returning immediately to any of its brands.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Mikey makes amends with his ex-wife (Nicolette Robinson) and former trainer (Ron Perlman), and goes to a nursing home to visit his musician father (Pesci), who has Alzheimer’s.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Fox News host Laura Ingraham has urged pop star Taylor Swift to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration to make amends for not endorsing him during the November election.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Galliano is 64, and has made amends with executives at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, including Sidney Toledano, who was CEO at Dior when the designer was ousted, but is not seen returning immediately to any of its brands.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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