TO MAKE UP FOR

Good morning and welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope you are having a good day. 

Today's phrasal verb is: to make up for something

Meaning: to do something positive in order to counteract a negative occurrence; to replace something that has been lost or damaged.

Example 1: Charles is taking me away for a romantic weekend to make up for forgetting my birthday last week.

Example 2: What can I do to make up for breaking that vase? I could buy you a new one if you tell me where you bought it.

The phrasal verb make up for is also used in the expression: make up for lost time.

Meaning: to enjoy experiences because you didn't have time to enjoy them before.

Example 3: I worked so hard all my life that I hardly ever took a holiday. Now that I'm retired, I plan to make up for lost time. I'm going to travel around the world!

⇒ To get some writing practice, I encourage you to write a sentence or two with today's phrasal verb. You can post your sentence(s) on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

Tomorrow we will look at one final phrasal verb with make.

Have an excellent rest of the day!