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Phrase(s): hold out the olive branch
Fig. to offer to end a dispute and be friendly; to offer reconciliation. (The olive branch is a symbol of peace and reconciliation. A biblical reference.) • Jill was the first to hold out the olive branch after our argument. • I always try to hold out the olive branch to someone I have offended. Life is too short for a person to bear grudges for very long.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs