mend fences
variants: or
mend one's fences
Definition of mend 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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mendplay
: to free from faults or defects: such as
: to improve in manners or morals : reform
: to set right : correct
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fenceplay fences
: a means of protection : defense
: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary
: such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards
: to enclose with a fence
: to keep in or out with a fence
: to ward off
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