Idiom
mend fences
Meaning
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They talked for hours to mend fences after their argument.”
“After years of silence, the two brothers finally met for coffee to mend fences.”
“Recognizing that their long-standing professional rivalry hindered progress, the two executives decided to mend fences and collaborate on the new project.”
Examples
simple
“They talked for hours to mend fences after their argument.”
contextual
“After years of silence, the two brothers finally met for coffee to mend fences.”
complex
“Recognizing that their long-standing professional rivalry hindered progress, the two executives decided to mend fences and collaborate on the new project.”
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