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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
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make up for

Please English native make this natural.

1 He wasn't willing to pay me what he owed me but he did pay for lunch so I ordered something expensive to make up for him not paying me.

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It's not all that unnatural. I'd write something like this: He wasn't willing to pay me back, but he did pay for lunch, so I ordered something expensive to even things out.

— RandomGuy

  • It's not all that unnatural.
  • I'd write something like this: He wasn't willing to pay me back, but he did pay for lunch, so I ordered something expensive to even things out.
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It's not all that unnatural. I'd write something like this:

He wasn't willing to pay me back, but he did pay for lunch, so I ordered something expensive to even things out.
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