Wendi hopes that by winning today's match she will make amends to her fans for losing such an easy match yesterday.
She embarrassed her family and wants to make amends.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
make amends — index propitiate, recoup (reimburse), redeem (satisfy debts), redress, refund, remedy, repay, repent … Law dictionary
make amends — COMPENSATE, recompense, indemnify, make it up to; atone for, make up for, make good, expiate. → amends * * * make amends 1. To supply a loss 2. To compensate (for) • • • Main Entry: ↑amend make amends To render co … Useful english dictionary
make amends — after all the pain I ve caused, is it possible to make amends? he s obviously trying to make amends for what he s done Syn: make good, atone, make up, indemnify, expiate … Thesaurus of popular words
make amends — verb To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress. I hope they can stop fighting and make amends … Wiktionary
make amends — apologize to someone you have hurt, make up for What can I do to make amends for opening her personal mail? … English idioms
make amends to — it s up to you to make amends to those you ve hurt Syn: compensate, recompense, redress, indemnify, make it up to … Thesaurus of popular words
make amends — to try to make a situation better after you have done something wrong I wish I could make amends somehow … English dictionary
make amends (to somebody) (for something doing something) — make amends (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to do sth for sb in order to show that you are sorry for sth wrong or unfair that you have done Syn: ↑make up for something • She tried to make amends for what she had said to her mother by buying … Useful english dictionary
make amends (to somebody) (for for doing something) — make amends (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to do sth for sb in order to show that you are sorry for sth wrong or unfair that you have done Syn: ↑make up for something • She tried to make amends for what she had said to her mother by buying … Useful english dictionary
make amends for — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) … Idioms and examples
