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21make allowances for — ► make allowances for 1) take into consideration. 2) treat (someone) leniently because of their difficult circumstances. Main Entry: ↑allowance …
22make up for — 1) she tried to make up for what she d said Syn: atone for, make amends for, compensate for, make recompense for, make reparation for, make redress for, make restitution for, expiate 2) job satisfaction can make up for low pay Syn: offset,… …
23make up for — 1 she tried to make up for what she d said: ATONE FOR, make amends for, compensate for, make recompense for, make reparation for, make redress for, make restitution for, expiate. 2 job satisfaction can make up for low pay: OFFSET, counterbalance …
24make 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) …
25make up 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) …
26make up for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make up for : present tense I/you/we/they make up for he/she/it makes up for present participle making up for past tense made up for past participle made up for 1) make up for something to take the place of… …
27make up for — PHRASAL VERB 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 …
28make amends for — Syn: make up for, atone for, make good …
29make allowance for — Synonyms and related words: admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, bear with, blink at, color, concede, condone, connive at, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, diminish, discount, disregard, ease, endure, extenuate,… …
30make up for — /ˌmeɪk ʌp fɔo/ verb to compensate for something ● to make up for a short payment or for a late payment …