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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Becoming his wife, the theory went, might make amends for his injuries, as no other woman would want to marry a man with half a tongue.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Including in a defining moment on Sunday, one that will be a lot more about stoking the present and future than making amends for the past.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Perhaps to make amends, Varadarajan said, Modi sent his foreign minister to Washington in January to angle for an invitation to the inauguration.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Many others guessed that the note was the result of the sender being enrolled in a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program, specifically referring to step nine, where the person is encouraged to make amends.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Including in a defining moment on Sunday, one that will be a lot more about stoking the present and future than making amends for the past.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Perhaps to make amends, Varadarajan said, Modi sent his foreign minister to Washington in January to angle for an invitation to the inauguration.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Many others guessed that the note was the result of the sender being enrolled in a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program, specifically referring to step nine, where the person is encouraged to make amends.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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