make up for sth

/mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔː ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔːɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

[phrase]

to make up for sth

[PHRASE]

to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged

make up for sb

/mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔːɹ ˌɛsbˈiː/

[phrase]

to make up for sb

[PHRASE]

to act as a replacement or stand-in for someone that is absent or unavailable

Examples

1. So we're heading to the mall right now Safiya: to take Tyler to the Nyx store Safiya: and let Tyler go wild Tyler: I've got an image in mind a little bit for what we're gonna do with Safiya Tyler has actually done my make up for a video before but it was a long time ago.

2. I try and do like the most elaborate thing I can do, I love doing the make up for it, all that kind of stuff.