makes good
Fulfills a promise
Makes good means to fulfill a promise or obligation: He finally made good on his debt.
It can also mean to succeed after earlier struggles: She made good despite a rough start.
To make good an escape is to accomplish it successfully.
The phrase sometimes means to repair or compensate for damage: The company made good the losses.
- comes throughFulfills when it matters
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- completionAct of finishing
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
redeems · restitution · redress · indemnity · atones · execution · adherence · fulfillment · delivery · performance · attainment · succeeds · adjustment · correction · satisfaction · settles · implementation · repays
makes gooddefaults
Preset options or failures
reneges · welches · backs out · goes back on · dishonors
makes goodfails
Does not succeed
falls short · flops · washes out · flames out · bombs
makes goodstiffs
Corpses or non-tippers
makes worse · shortchanges · cheats · withholds · adds insult to injury
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