make it up

idiom

chiefly British

: to become friendly again after being angry

She's trying to make it up with him.

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On the other hand, a few Nasdaq stocks, not so widely followed, managed to make it up to new highs during the final session of the year. —

John Navin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Krispy Kreme wants to make it up to you for its problems with online orders earlier this month. —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024 Phoebe sadly learns that her dead Christmas trees go into the chopper, and Ross accidentally breaks Girl Scout Sarah Tuttle's (Mae Whitman) leg and is forced to sell the cookies himself to make it up to her. —

Eric Todisco, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 Democracy is the bedrock of our nation and so voters deserve to have control over their government and the officials that make it up. —

Maria Sachs, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make it up