(영어 구동사 정리 012) Make it up to

"Make it up to" (잘못을 만회하다, 보상하다)

How are you going to make it up to ~? (어떻게 만회할 거야?)

• How are you going to make it up to your boyfriend? → 네 남자친구에게 어떻게 만회할 거야?
• How are you going to make it up to your parents? → 네 부모님께 어떻게 보상할 거야?
• How is John going to make it up to his sister? → 존은 여동생에게 어떻게 사과할 거야?
• How are they going to make it up to their fans? → 그들은 팬들에게 어떻게 보상할 거야?
• How are you going to make it up to your wife? → 네 아내에게 어떻게 보상할 거야?

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I wanted to make it up to ~ (만회하고 싶었어)

• He wanted to make it up to his wife after lying to her. → 그는 아내에게 거짓말한 걸 만회하고 싶었어.
• I wanted to make it up to my friend after missing his party. → 나는 친구의 파티에 가지 못한 걸 만회하고 싶었어.
• I wanted to make it up to my brother after my mistake. → 나는 내 실수를 형(오빠/남동생)에게 만회하고 싶었어.
• My dad wanted to make it up to my mom after last night. → 아빠는 어젯밤 일로 엄마에게 보상하고 싶었어.
• She wanted to make it up to her sister after losing her phone. → 그녀는 언니(여동생)의 핸드폰을 잃어버린 걸 만회하고 싶었어.

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I made it up to ~ by ~ (만회했어 / 보상했어)

• I made it up to my mom by writing her a card. → 나는 엄마에게 편지를 써서 만회했어.
• John made it up to his wife by buying her some flowers. → 존은 아내에게 꽃을 사서 보상했어.
• I made it up to my husband by buying him new shoes. → 나는 남편에게 새 신발을 사 줘서 만회했어.
• Dan made it up to his girlfriend by sending her a card. → 댄은 여자친구에게 카드를 보내서 보상했어.
• Sally made it up to her boyfriend by giving him a massage. → 샐리는 남자친구에게 마사지를 해줘서 보상했어.
• The students made it up to the teacher by writing him a letter. → 학생들은 선생님께 편지를 써서 만회했어.

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🎬 영화 / 드라마 인물이 이 표현을 쓴다면?

영화 'The Notebook'에서 노아가 여자친구에게 보상하며

• "I made it up to her by writing her a letter every day."

드라마 'Friends'에서 로스가 레이첼에게 사과하며

• "How are you going to make it up to her?"

영화 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'에서 스티브 카렐이 아내에게 만회하려고 하며

• "I wanted to make it up to my wife after what happened."

드라마 'How I Met Your Mother'에서 바니가 여자친구에게 보상하며

• "He made it up to her by planning a romantic date."

 

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