What Does The Phrase Make Up Mean?

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to forgive someone

and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement: They kissed and made up, as usual.

What does it mean to make up something?

:

to do or have something as a way of correcting

or improving (something else) He wanted to make up for neglecting his children by spending more time with them.

What does make up mean slang?


to forgive someone

and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement: They kissed and made up, as usual.

What is the phrasal verb of make up?

Make up – (phrasal verb)

to forgive

/ apologise with someone and to be friends again after a fight or argument. “I often fight with my brother but we always make up soon after.” Link: Phrasal Verb – Look Up.

How do you use the word make up?


to replace something that has been lost

; to compensate for something Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow? to prepare a bed for use; to create a temporary bed We made up the bed in the guest room. They made up a bed for me on the sofa.

What does kiss and makeup mean?

:

to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement It’s time for the mayor and the police chief

to kiss and make up.

What is the phrasal verb of stay?


Stay on

.

Stay

on means to remain in a place or job longer than planned. “He stayed on in school after lessons to speak to his teachers.”

What make off means?

intransitive verb. :

to leave in haste

. make off with. : to take away especially : grab, steal.

What does work makeup mean?

If you make up time or hours, you work

some extra hours

because you have previously taken some time off work.

What is the phrasal verb of take off?

To ‘take off’ is to

begin

to fly. The past form is ‘took off’. The aeroplane took off on time. Another meaning of ‘take off’ is when someone or something is moving very quickly. The thieves took off with all my valuables.

Do up phrasal verb meaning?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdo up phrasal verb1

to fasten something, or to be fastened in a particular waydo something

↔ up Do up your coat or you’ll get cold.

Did you two make up meaning?

If two people make up or make it up after a quarrel or disagreement,

they become friends again

. …

Why is it called makeup?

The industry has gained international acclaim over the years also thanks to Polish beautician Maksymilian Faktorowicz, referred to as the ‘father of makeup’, who created the renowned line of cosmetics called Max Factor in the U.S. In 1920,

Faktorowicz invented the word makeup as an alternative to saying cosmetics

.

What’s the word for making up for something?


atone

for compensate for
make redress for make reparation for make restitution for redress recompense make good redeem compensate

Which is correct makeup or make up?


Makeup is a noun

, while make up is a verb phrase.

Is it bad to kiss and tell?


It’s fine to kiss and tell

, as long as you’re telling someone you trust. And although kissing and telling can be a bad thing, Gemma says it doesn’t always have to be that way.

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