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atone for (something)

To take responsibility and accept the consequences of one's mistakes or misdeeds. I atoned for my sins before I started going to church again. I think she'll forgive you if you just atone for your mistake. Why must I atone for the sins of my father? Don't punish me for things that happened decades before I was even born!
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atone for something

to make amends for an error. You must atone for the bad things you have done.
See also: atone, for
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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