make peace; reconcile; bury the hatchet
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to reconcile; to return to good relations; to bury the hatchet
formalFormal idiom used when two parties (individuals, groups, or nations) reconcile after a conflict, dispute, or period of estrangement. Commonly used in diplomatic, political, or formal written contexts.
Jīng经
guò过
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
de的
táo谈
pàn判
，
liǎng两
guó国
zhōng终
yú于
yán言
guī归
yú于
hǎo好
。
After lengthy negotiations, the two countries finally made peace.
Tā他
men们
chǎo吵
jià架
hòu后
lěng冷
zhàn战
le了
yī一
gè个
yuè月
，
zuì最
hòu后
jué决
dìng定
yán言
guī归
yú于
hǎo好
。
They stopped talking for a month after their fight, but finally decided to bury the hatchet.
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Zhè这
duì对
lǎo老
péng朋
yǒu友
duō多
nián年
bú不
jiàn见
，
jīn今
tiān天
chóng重
féng逢
，
zhōng终
yú于
yán言
guī归
yú于
hǎo好
。
These old friends had not seen each other for years; reunited today, they finally restored their friendship.