Breakups - Makeups

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I came across this expression:

Frequent breakups and makeups

Is the "makeups" associated with the state after someone copes with the "breakups"?

TK-421 · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-25 07:42:40Z

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In this case makeup means getting back together after a breakup, finishing arguing and apologizing to each other.

answered Jun 25 '19 at 7:42

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Yes, but it might be spelled "make-up", to distinguish it from cosmetics. – Monty Harder Jun 25 '19 at 21:12
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Or even "make up", without the hyphen. – TK-421 Jun 26 '19 at 6:33

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shin · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-25 08:04:21Z

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Is the "makeups" associated with the state after someone copes with the "breakups"?

Yes. Adding to @Tymek Wojnarowski's answer (+1), just a note that a related phrasal verb, 'make up for x' doesn't "require" breakups.

answered Jun 25 '19 at 8:04

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