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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But McCarthy later sought to mend fences with the president, while largely avoiding criticizing him since.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 May 2025
The flip side to this energy is that Pluto retrograde in Aquarius could mend fences.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
Francis was able to mend fences with Tayeb and ultimately built a productive friendship.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
Feuding families, a fierce food competition show, and estranged family members who may or may not be ready to mend fences.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 May 2025
The flip side to this energy is that Pluto retrograde in Aquarius could mend fences.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
Francis was able to mend fences with Tayeb and ultimately built a productive friendship.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
Feuding families, a fierce food competition show, and estranged family members who may or may not be ready to mend fences.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mend fences
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“Mend fences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mend%20fences. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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