make it up to
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make it up to
verb makes it up to · making it up to · made it up to
- To pay back; to return someone a previous good deed. After John gave her a lovely wooly hat for her birthday, she wanted to make it up to him so she took him out for dinner.
- To redeem oneself.
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verb return someone a previous good deed
| Español | recompensar, resarcir, compensarlo, recuperarlo |
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| 中文 | 回報 /回报 huíbào, 報恩 /报恩 bào'ēn |
| Italiano | ricambiare |
verb to redeem onself
| 中文 | 自我救贖 /自我救赎 zìwǒ jiùshú, 洗心革面 xǐxīngémiàn |
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