make amends
verb1
Idiomatic To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
- I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.
- We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends"1990, Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, “Being Boring”, in Behaviour, performed by Pet Shop Boys:
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- But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart.2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC: