english
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Phrase(s): 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. • I can make amends to Sam, I’m sure.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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.
American Heritage Idioms