heal the rift/breach

idiom

: make an unfriendly situation friendly again
Only time will heal the rift/breach between the two families.

Examples of heal the rift/breach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As to your fractured relationship with your son, family counseling might help heal the breach between you. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 June 2023 Cleveland now appears determined to heal the breach that has affected the area for decades. Steven Litt, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 By not giving directly to the South Korean victims, Mr. Sneider said, the Japanese government was not doing what was necessary to heal the rift between the two countries. Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023 Whether this will be enough, should the legislation pass, to heal the rift that has opened up in France over pension reform is unclear. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023 Biden spent months courting France in an effort to heal the rift, including hosting President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit. Matt Viser and Ellen Nakashima, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023 By not giving directly to the South Korean victims, Sneider said, the Japanese government was not doing what was necessary to heal the rift between the two countries. Choe Sang-Hun, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023 The son and daughter of rival holiday decorating families try to heal the rift, and find romance in the process. jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2021 Can Romney heal the rift and win back support of his party? Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2021

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“Heal the rift/breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal%20the%20rift%2Fbreach. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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