The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences.
John saw that his friends did not like him, so he decided to mend his fences.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
mend (one's) fences — make peace with a person. → mend … English new terms dictionary
mend one's fences — ► mend (one s) fences make peace with a person. Main Entry: ↑mend … English terms dictionary
mend one's fences — To improve or restore one s relations, reputation or popularity, esp in politics (fenceˈ mending noun and adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑fence … Useful english dictionary
mend one's fences — idi mend one s fences, to strengthen or reestablish one s position by conciliation or negotiation … From formal English to slang
mend one's fences — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something to make people like or follow you again; strengthen your friendships or influence. * /The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences./ * /John saw that his friends did not like him, so he decided to … Dictionary of American idioms
mend one's fences — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something to make people like or follow you again; strengthen your friendships or influence. * /The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences./ * /John saw that his friends did not like him, so he decided to … Dictionary of American idioms
mend one's fences — do something to make people like you after a fight, strengthen one s friendship or influence I made a big effort to mend my fences with my boss so that we could work together effectively … Idioms and examples
mend fences — phrase to try to become friends again with someone who you have argued with The object of the meeting was primarily to mend fences. Thesaurus: ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fightshyponym to start a friendshipsynonym Main entry: mend… … Useful english dictionary
mend — ► VERB 1) restore to the correct or working condition. 2) improve. ► NOUN ▪ a repair in a material. ● mend (one s) fences Cf. ↑mend one s fences ● on the mend … English terms dictionary
mend fences — ► mend (one s) fences make peace with a person. Main Entry: ↑mend … English terms dictionary
