built bridges
Established new relationships
Built bridges means established connections or improved relationships between people, groups, or ideas that were previously separate or in conflict.
The phrase draws on the literal image of a bridge spanning a gap: She built bridges between the marketing and engineering teams.
Someone who builds bridges is a mediator or unifier, working to overcome divisions rather than deepen them.
- archCurved spanning structure
- mending fencesRepairing damaged relationships
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- beamStructural support member
- load bearingCarrying structural weight
civil engineering · reconciliation · common ground · mediation · collaboration · diplomacy · diplomatic ties · outreach · community outreach · networking · alliance · compromise · deck · connector · peacemaking · partnership · rapport · cable
built bridgesburned bridges
Destroyed relationships permanently
cut ties · alienated · estranged · tore apart · poisoned the well
built bridgesdeclared war
Formally announced military aggression
antagonized · provoked · stonewalled · dug in
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