mend fences
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
figurative: to improve a relationship after a disagreement
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Examples (10)
- After the heated argument, both politicians decided to mend fences before the election.
- The CEO met with union leaders to mend fences after the strike.
- It's time for the two neighbors to mend fences and move forward.
- The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.
- She called her sister to mend fences after their family dispute.
- The company is trying to mend fences with its former business partners.
- We need to mend fences with our customers after the product recall.
- The coach worked hard to mend fences between the team members.
- They invited their old friends to dinner to mend fences and rebuild trust.
- After years of conflict, the two countries are finally ready to mend fences.