機き嫌げんを直なおす

godan verb (-su), expression

cheer up; put back in a good mood

Used when someone is in a bad mood and you try to improve their mood, often by doing something nice or apologizing. The subject is the person doing the cheering up, not the person whose mood changes.

• 彼かの女じょの機き嫌げんを直なおすために花はなを買かった。

  I bought flowers to cheer her up.

• 冗じょう談だんを言いって上じょう司しの機き嫌げんを直なおそうとした。

  I tried to put my boss back in a good mood by telling a joke.