"Make an apology" vs "give an apology" [closed]

I've seen a BrE textbook stating that only one is correct ("give"). But I don't believe that to be true. Are both correct? Do they have different usage? Are there differences between AmE and BrE in this regard? Thanks!

"make an apology" "give an apology"

Solution 1:

Here are the more common collocations of verb+apology from Oxford Collocation Dictionary :

(VERB + APOLOGY) convey, give sb, issue, make, offer (sb), publish, send (sb) The newpaper has issued an apology to the minister. | get, receive | demand, deserve, expect We expect a full written apology. | owe sb She certainly owes you an apology. | mumble, murmur, mutter John muttered an apology then went back to his book. | accept Please accept my sincere apologies. | reject. She rejected my apology, saying it was not enough.

Give an apology is just less common than make an apology, see Google Books