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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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.
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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
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge, a record-breaking flood event for Manatee County that washed out many homes in Cortez, didn’t even make it up the driveway of homes in Hunters Point, and the streets were dry by the next morning, Gobuty said.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Initially, Reekon wanted to price it at $99 and while the margins would’ve been slim, the company expected to be able to make it up in volume, Reed said.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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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
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge, a record-breaking flood event for Manatee County that washed out many homes in Cortez, didn’t even make it up the driveway of homes in Hunters Point, and the streets were dry by the next morning, Gobuty said.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Initially, Reekon wanted to price it at $99 and while the margins would’ve been slim, the company expected to be able to make it up in volume, Reed said.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Make it up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20it%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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