make amends (to someone) (for someone or something)
- make amends (to someone) (for someone or something)
make amends (to someone) (for someone or something)
to make up to someone for something that someone or something did. •
Don't worry. I will make amends to her for my sister, who behaved so badly.
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I will try to make amends for the accident.
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I can make amends to Sam, I'm sure.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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