make up

Meaning

1. Oxford30% of films

   to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain sb

2. Oxford25% of films

   to replace sth that has been lost; to compensate for sth

3. Editorial20% of films

   to decide, especially after hesitation (make up one's mind)

4. Oxford15% of films

   to put powder, lipstick, etc. on your / sb's face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc.

In the movies · 186

• You two made up, huh?Wristcutters: A Love Story2007
• We had just recently got into an argument, and we had made up.Mommy Dead and Dearest2017
• Did we make up?All of Us Strangers2023
• Make up your mind. Make up your mind.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• Make up your mind.The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special2022
• Oh, ay, make up that.Twelfth Night2012
• We didn't make up.The One I Love2014
• Because they make up everything.Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021

Learn it in full scenes

• All of Us Strangers2023
  • Harry Knocks on Adam's Door
  • Adam Visits His Parents' Old House
  • Harry Comes Round to Drink
• Twelfth Night2012
  • Orsino's Speech on Music and Love
  • Viola Disguises Herself as a Man
  • Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing

From the same entry

• make as if to do
• make do
• make good
• make good
• make it
• make it with
• make like
• make the most of
• make much of
• make or break
• make of yourself
• make for

More phrasal verbs

• point out
• come across
• help out
• depend on
• give up on
• start over
• show off
• sign up
• speed up
• come back to
• turn around
• give in