make it up to

verb

(idiomatic, transitive) To pay back; to return someone a previous good deed. / (idiomatic, transitive) to redeem oneself

I will make it up to you by taking you out for dinner.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To pay back; to return someone a previous good deed.

After John gave her a lovely wooly hat for her birthday, she wanted to make it up to him so she took him out for dinner.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, transitive) to redeem oneself