Id | ESLPod_0203_WE_0080 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 203 |
Episode Title | Text Messaging |
Phrase | to make up |
Text | The phrase "to make up," in this podcast, means to invent something: "I am making up this recipe as I go along." It can also be used in a negative way to mean that someone is lying: "Don't tell me your dog ate your homework because I know you're making it up." The phrase can also be used to mean to stop fighting and to be kind to one another again: "After fighting for two days, Bill and Stephanie made up at lunch today and said that they would never fight again." A similar phrase, "to make up for something," means to do something nice for someone after you've made a mistake or done something bad: "To make up for running over her bicycle with his car, he bought her a new and better one." |
Topics | Technology |
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