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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To make up for

Option 1: to praise someone to get something for oneself

Option 2: to replace something that is lost or damaged

Option 3: to help to make something possible

Option 4: to prepare or arrange something


Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: to replace something that is lost or damaged


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

When you make up for something, you are taking action to compensate for a loss, deficiency, or mistake. It implies an effort to restore or replace what has been lacking or damaged.

Therefore, the correct answer is, to replace something that is lost or damaged.

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