phrasal verb

Make up

No. 17 most commonLetter MInseparable

2Sections

Stop being angry with someone

Meanings

  • Stop being angry with someone (intransitive, International English)
  • Put on cosmetics (separable [optional], International English)
  • To invent a story or excuse (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • They are always arguing, but they MAKE UP again very quickly.
  • She went to the bathroom to MAKE her face UP.
  • They MADE UP an excuse for being late.

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