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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Nick Hague said politics 'didn't make it up to space'
Astronaut Nick Hague said that while the mission may have become highly politized, that never made it into space.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
TikTok viewers demanded Alyssa make it up to her dog.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The life of assistant bank manager Nate takes an apparent turn for the better when his work crush, Sherry (Amber Midthunder), spills scalding coffee on him and wants to make it up to him with a lunch out.
—Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Even some die-hard Zabar’s shoppers pre-occupied by their weekly running list of fish, bagels, and coffee, rarely make it up to the housewares department.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
TikTok viewers demanded Alyssa make it up to her dog.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The life of assistant bank manager Nate takes an apparent turn for the better when his work crush, Sherry (Amber Midthunder), spills scalding coffee on him and wants to make it up to him with a lunch out.
—Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Even some die-hard Zabar’s shoppers pre-occupied by their weekly running list of fish, bagels, and coffee, rarely make it up to the housewares department.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make it up to (someone)
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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 12 Jul. 2025.
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