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make amends

  1. Compensate someone for a grievance or injury, as in They must make amends for the harm they've caused you. This expression was first recorded in 1330.



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The Briton let a victory slip through his fingers after taking pole in Canada last year and said he wanted to make amends for that.

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Just days after a furious barrage of posts on X, the Tesla CEO is trying to make amends.

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I've tried to make amends as the years have gone on but that was the sort of life we were being brought up in.

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But the judge rejected this demand, arguing Le Scouarnec's age and his "desire to make amends" had been taken into account.

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In an interview with BBC Sport this week, Haaland described this season as "horrific" but said City had the chance to make amends by lifting silverware against Palace.

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