Make it up to someone meaning in English

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Definition

I'll make it up to you: I'll compensate you idiom
I'm sorry I couldn't come to your wedding but I'll make it up to you. Please take this gift as compensation for my bad behavior.

Examples

  • "Luna actually started crying when she found out she wouldn't be able to celebrate Horatio's birthday with him. She expresses her most sincere regrets, and she promises to make it up to Horatio in the future."
  • "How can I ever make it up to you?"
Exercise 1
Polly writes: "Luna promises to make it up to Horatio in the future". What does she mean by this?
Polly writes: "Luna promises to make it up to Horatio in the future". What does she mean by this?
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate something as specific as 'inviting someone to a birthday.
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which indicates that someone will compensate somehow in order to excuse themselves for something. However, it doesn't express that Luna will cancel her clowning courses, as they are very important to her.
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate something as specific as "arriving late".
The idiom "to make it up" to someone is a general expression which doesn't indicate anything about Luna's acrobat friends.
Luna promises to "make it up" to Horatio for missing his birthday party. In other words, she will probably do something special for him in order to excuse her absence.

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