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make amends |
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make amends (to someone) (for someone or something) to make up to someone for something that someone or something did. Don't worry. I will make amends to her for my sister, who behaved so badly. I will try to make amends for the accident. lean make amends to Sam, I'm sure. See also: make make amends to do something because you did not do it when you should have Wendi hopes that by winning today's match she will make amends to her fans for losing such an easy match yesterday. Usage notes: often followed by a phrase that begins with to, by, or with, as in the example, or used at the end of a sentence: She embarrassed her family and wants to make amends. See also: make How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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