redeem

redeem (oneself)

To make amends for one's past misdeeds or shortcomings by doing something positive. Matt's grades were not great at the beginning of the semester, but he's totally redeemed himself and gotten A's on every test since. My sister was mad at me for not spending time with her, so I redeemed myself by getting us tickets to see her favorite band.
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redeeming feature

Some positive, favorable, or beneficial trait or aspect of someone or something that offsets or makes up for other negative traits. The one redeeming feature of my long commute to work is that I get the chance to read plenty of books. He has a lot of faults, but his loyalty is his most redeeming feature. This movie is a total failure on every level, with no redeeming features to speak of.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

redeeming feature

A good quality or aspect that makes up for other drawbacks, as in The house isn't very attractive, but the garden is the redeeming feature. This idiom, first recorded in 1827, uses redeem in the sense of "compensate."
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a redeeming ˈfeature

something good or positive about somebody/something that is otherwise bad: Her one redeeming feature is her generosity. The only redeeming feature of the hotel was the swimming pool. Apart from that, it was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in.
See also: feature, redeem
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • redeem (oneself)
  • answer for
  • wear sackcloth and ashes
  • sackcloth
  • in sackcloth and ashes
  • have a hold on (someone)
  • have a hold over
  • have a hold over (someone)
  • put on sackcloth and ashes
  • put on, wear, etc. sackcloth and ashes
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Plus, redeem points for merchandise, gift cards, air travel, car hires and more.
Wyndham Rewards Introduces New Member Benefits, Welcomes La Quinta
In addition to Roumaan.com, customers can also redeem their points towards a number of benefits.
ROUMAAN.COM OPTION FOR NOJOOM BUSINESS POINTS REDEMPTIONS
Confusing program details negatively affect satisfaction: Airline loyalty program member satisfaction climbs 123 points (on a 1,000-point scale) when members understand how to redeem points and 131 points when they understand how to earn points.
J.D. Power reports fewer satisfied customers with airline loyalty programs
Members will be able to redeem all Economy Class tickets with fewer or the same miles.
Asia Miles Introduces Changes To Make Air Travel More Rewarding
Voucher can be redeemed once against the value of PS1.00 for any 82.5g/150g of Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli/Steak Chimmichurri/Wasabi & Ginger/Mango & Red Chilli Chutney, when purchased in any SPAR Scotland store (where stocked) and must be presented with the product at the checkout.
BAG OF WALKERS SENSATIONS FROM; DON'T MISS THIS TASTY READER OFFER
Q: What was the legal consequence of Isko's failure to redeem the property?
He ain't got the power
Alfonso Gil commented that he was excited that Mobilepoint and Insitu Moviles had become part of Redeem, which he described as the leading European mobile phone recommerce specialist.
Redeem Holdings buys Spain's Mobilepoint, Insitu Moviles
Members who redeem Qmiles for Qatar Airways award tickets at the new centre during February will enjoy an additional 5% Qmiles discount.
QA club enhances benefits for members
All completed and redeemed vouchers will be entered into a prize draw to win PS100 to spend at JYSK, Arena Retail Park, Coventry.
Win PS100 to spend at JYSK
The program allows Umniah's prepaid and postpaid subscribers to redeem points collected based on their monthly spendings and exchange them for a variety of unique rewards from over 25 partners in 100 different locations across the kingdom.
Umniah re-launches 'Oh!78' pointing programme
To redeem the offer please log on to www.dailypost.co.uk/mydailypost.
Get your FREE* Christmas Rose and jumbo scarf; *Scarf offer pounds 3.05 P&P fee applies
"Obviously, a couple different types of people fall into the group who never redeem debit rewards points-some are saving up for something bigger, while others simply haven't accumulated enough points," said Susan Wolfe, vice president of financial services at Mintel.
Study questions debit rewards
"Obviously, a couple different types of people fall into the group who never redeem debit rewards points - some are saving up for something bigger, while others simply haven't accumulated enough points," says Susan Wolfe, VP of financial services at Mintel Comperemedia.
Bank customers quick to sign up for debit rewards programmes - but slow to redeem
Zurich Financial Services (ZURN.VX) (OTC: ZFSVY) has said that it will redeem USD575m of trust capital securities earlier than planned, Dow Jones has reported.
-Zurich Financial redeems Trust Capital Securities
Alternately text the word PUB and your post code to 82199 to find your nearest pub and then simply hand over your voucher to redeem your FREE pint.
FREE PINT OF Carlsberg; AT NEARLY 13,000 PUBS