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Meaning of redeem oneself | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Bosanski iskupiti
Hrvatski iskupiti
Polski zbawiać zbawić
Српски iskupiti

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

redeem the time redeemed redeemed oneself redeemed the time redeemedst redeemest

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