Mehrgan Key Member Joined Apr 18, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Oct 23, 2015 #1 Hi all, Would you please tell me if there are any synonyms in INFORMAL contexts used for 'make amends'?
Hi all, Would you please tell me if there are any synonyms in INFORMAL contexts used for 'make amends'?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Oct 23, 2015 #2 Also, you can put/make things right with someone.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Oct 23, 2015 #3 You can also patch things up.
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 23, 2015 #4 AmE sometimes uses 'do right by' in this context, although it is used for other situations as well.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 23, 2015 #5 Doesn't 'make amends' itself qualify? It's not as if 'an amend' was something the making of which one could learn (in Amend making 101?). In a related idiom, when you've made amends you can check by saying 'Are we OK?' It's interesting that, etymologically, 'atone' has a hint of phrasal-ness in it. b
Doesn't 'make amends' itself qualify? It's not as if 'an amend' was something the making of which one could learn (in Amend making 101?). In a related idiom, when you've made amends you can check by saying 'Are we OK?' It's interesting that, etymologically, 'atone' has a hint of phrasal-ness in it. b