ˌmake ˈup for sth

ˌmake ˈup for sth
phrasal verb
1) to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged
Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.[/ex]
2) to provide something good, so that something bad seems less important
He bought her some flowers to make up for being late.[/ex]

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  • make provision for sth — make provision(s) (for sth) ► to make plans for dealing with something that will or may happen in the future: »If companies are to succeed in the long term, they must make provisions for coping with a diverse international marketplace. Main Entry …   Financial and business terms

  • make provisions for sth — make provision(s) (for sth) ► to make plans for dealing with something that will or may happen in the future: »If companies are to succeed in the long term, they must make provisions for coping with a diverse international marketplace. Main Entry …   Financial and business terms

  • make ready (for something) — make ˈready (for sth) idiom (formal) to prepare • to make ready for the President s visit Main entry: ↑readyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make good on sth — ► to do something that you have promised to do, for example paying back money that you owe or paying for the cost of damage you have caused: »The company did not acknowledge its future obligation to make good on the losses sustained by its… …   Financial and business terms

  • make way (for somebody) — make ˈway (for sb/sth) idiom to allow sb/sth to pass; to allow sb/sth to take the place of sb/sth • Make way for the Lord Mayor! • Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make way (for something) — make ˈway (for sb/sth) idiom to allow sb/sth to pass; to allow sb/sth to take the place of sb/sth • Make way for the Lord Mayor! • Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a play for sth — ► to try to get control of something: »The government has been accused of making a play for online betting tax revenues. Main Entry: ↑play …   Financial and business terms

  • make inroads in sth — make inroads in/into sth ► to start to have a noticeable and positive effect on something: »The grant for a new job creation scheme should make inroads into the community s unemployment problem. »U.S. consumer goods companies are finally making… …   Financial and business terms

  • make inroads into sth — make inroads in/into sth ► to start to have a noticeable and positive effect on something: »The grant for a new job creation scheme should make inroads into the community s unemployment problem. »U.S. consumer goods companies are finally making… …   Financial and business terms

  • pass as/for sth — UK US pass as/for sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US  /pæs/ verb ► to appear to be something or someone else, or try to make others believe that they are: »These watches are good quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a …   Financial and business terms

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