make it up
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You could not make it up, really.
From BBC
“The banks are just going to have to make it up somewhere else, and the easiest place is rewards.”
From MarketWatch
He adds: "I was trying to do the right thing. I didn't make it up. Something I'd never do".
From BBC
Barely able to breathe, I could hardly make it up the thirty-six steps to the door.
From Literature
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“Basically Patrick was like, he feels horrible for the trade. And wants to make it up to us,” Dickason said.
From Los Angeles Times
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