make up to someone for something

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How can we make up to them for all the worry we've caused them? — Чем мы можем отблагодарить их за то беспокойство, которое мы им причинили?

She was like a child who having got what it wanted would make up to the giver by every sort of affection for all the earlier quarrels and obstinations — Она была как малый ребенок, который, получив то, что хотел, старается лаской загладить перед вами свою вину за то, что в прошлом доставлял вам огорчения

There's nothing you can do that will make up to me for forgetting my birthday — Я тебя никогда не прощу за то, что ты забыл о моем дне рождения


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • pave the way for something or someone — pave the way for (something or someone) : to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something The discovery paves the way for the development of effective new treatments. • • • Main Entry: ↑pave …   Useful english dictionary

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  • wild horses wouldn't make someone do something — wild horses couldn’t/wouldn’t/drag someone somewhere wild horses couldn’t wouldn’t make someone do something phrase used for emphasizing that someone is determined not to do something Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary


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