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mend fences en · VERB

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
   • I don't think he was very happy with my work, so I'm going to talk to him and try to mend fences.
   • She [Meloni] has reduced Italy’s dealings with China, too – and helped mend fences with Orbán. 2024 May 4, Simon Tisdall, “Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the double act that is steering the EU ever rightwards”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
   • And furthermore, just because I agree to take a walk doesn't mean we've mended fences. But he doesn't pick up. 2009, Elinor Lipman, The Family Man, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 23:
   • Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has signalled a rare attempt to mend fences with China when he appointed two MPs considered friendly towards Beijing to two senior posts in his governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP). 2014 September 3, Justin McCurry, “Japan's Shinzo Abe appoints pro-China MPs in bid to mend fences with Beijing”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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Relateds

build bridges · bury the hatchet · fence-mending

Translations (1)

es limar asperezas (Translations)