make up for

make up for
To make up for a bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier.

[V P P n] Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused...

[V P P n] A conservatory would make up for the fact that we were refused planning permission for a roof terrace...

[V P P n] The semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather.

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  • make allowances for — make allowance for 1) you must make allowances for delays Syn: take into consideration, take into account, bear in mind, have regard to, provide for, plan for, make plans for, get ready for, allow for, make provision for, make preparations for,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • make allowances for — (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that you can t know ahead… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make time for — (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …   New idioms dictionary

  • make way for — (something) to create space for something else. Some fine old buildings have been torn down to make way for an ugly new parking garage …   New idioms dictionary

  • make allowance for — index discount (reduce), extenuate, palliate (excuse), provide (arrange for) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wil …   Law dictionary

  • make provision for — index bestow, cover (provide for), endue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make tracks (for) — informal leave (for a place). → track …   English new terms dictionary

  • make accountable for — index encumber (financially obligate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make allowances for — index countenance, excuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make application for — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make defense for — index justify, support (justify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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