redeem oneself

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redeem oneself

1. (idiomatic) to resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.

   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.