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make amends
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.
Example Sentences
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.
Just days after a furious barrage of posts on X, the Tesla CEO is trying to make amends.
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.
But the judge rejected this demand, arguing Le Scouarnec's age and his "desire to make amends" had been taken into account.
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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