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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The Gallagher brothers finally decided to make amends after years of familial feuding in a move that prompted a frenzy earlier this month.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Telling her the next chapters of your story and making amends, then, could have a positive, right-sizing effect on both of you.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Tribes argued the bill would go a long way toward California making amends for atrocities committed on native peoples.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
After a bitter primary, former President Donald Trump’s main GOP rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have worked to make amends.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Telling her the next chapters of your story and making amends, then, could have a positive, right-sizing effect on both of you.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024
Tribes argued the bill would go a long way toward California making amends for atrocities committed on native peoples.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
After a bitter primary, former President Donald Trump’s main GOP rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have worked to make amends.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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