mend fences

idiom

variants 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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Meta, the social media giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, as the company tries to mend fences ahead of a second administration that could oversee major social media regulations. —

Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Andy Jassy made calls to the former president in recent weeks, in an apparent attempt to mend fences and build good will with Trump. —

Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 However, earlier this year, Patrick and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appeared to be on a path to mend fences. —

John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024 Tech leaders mend fences with Trump ahead of election. —

Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mend fences