Make it up to (someone)
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Definition
focuses on repairing a relationship by doing something nice for the person you wronged
Example sentence
I'm sorry I forgot your birthday; I'll make it up to you by taking you to dinner.
Real video usage
Three clips showing this meaning in natural speech.
Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
make it up to you
make it up to my wife
make it up to the team
make it up to a friend
make it up to someone later
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
I’ll make it up to you. ✅ (Correct)
I’ll make up it to you. ❌ (Incorrect)
I’ll make it to you up. ❌ (Incorrect)