mend fences
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or mend one's fences
: to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
She mended fences with her father.
She and her father are trying to mend their fences.
After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.
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King Charles, however, is moving ahead with his decision to mend fences with his son.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 2025
For former friends who haven’t blocked your calls or emails, an honest explanation and a sincere apology might be the way to mend fences.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
But the Lamont administration has acknowledged a need to mend fences after the vetoes of the housing bill and a measure that would have provided jobless benefits for strikers, both priorities of various elements of the Democratic coalition and its party’s legislative leaders.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Bondi is chiefly tormented about leaks rather than trying to mend fences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Aug. 2025
For former friends who haven’t blocked your calls or emails, an honest explanation and a sincere apology might be the way to mend fences.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
But the Lamont administration has acknowledged a need to mend fences after the vetoes of the housing bill and a measure that would have provided jobless benefits for strikers, both priorities of various elements of the Democratic coalition and its party’s legislative leaders.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2025
Bondi is chiefly tormented about leaks rather than trying to mend fences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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“Mend fences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mend%20fences. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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