MAKE UP FOR STH


Meaning of MAKE UP FOR STH in English

to do sth that corrects a bad situation

SYN compensate :

Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.

After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time .

Her enthusiasm makes up for her lack of experience.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.