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Phrase(s): mend (one’s) fences
1. Lit. to repair fences as part of one’s chores. • Tom is mending fences today at the south end of the ranch. 2. Fig. to restore good relations (with someone). • I think I had better get home and mend my fences. I had an argument with my daughter this morning. • Sally called up her uncle to apologize and try to mend fences.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs