kiss and make up
Reconcile after fighting
To kiss and make up is to reconcile after a quarrel or disagreement, restoring friendly relations: They had a terrible fight but kissed and made up by morning.
The phrase implies putting conflict aside, often with the suggestion that the reconciliation involves some physical or emotional gesture of renewed affection.
- bury the hatchetEnd hostilities formally
- water under the bridgePast matters no longer relevant
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
- patch upRepair roughly or reconcile
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
truce · apology · say sorry · quarrel · lovers' quarrel · let bygones be bygones · wipe the slate clean · resolve · hug · mend fences · peace offering · accord · clear the air · come to terms · resolution · argument · pardon · compromise
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, harmony
kiss and make uphold a grudge
Maintain lasting resentment
keep fighting · bear a grudge · cut ties · give the cold shoulder · go to war
kiss and make uphold a grudge
Maintain lasting resentment
brood · keep score · stew · fester · seethe
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