Meaning of redeem oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

To resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.

idiomatic

Examples

“I know in the past I've been a giant twat, but all the hard work I've done since then is to redeem myself. I just want to do something useful, and I'm sorry if I cock it up sometimes.”

“Behind them, goalkeeper Senne Lammens redeemed himself on the one occasion he made a serious mistake, turning away a goal-bound Max Alleyne header from a corner the Belgian had needlessly given away.”

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