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mend

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 339 words | Copyright

mend mend one's fences make peace with a person; originally US, in the late 19th century, with reference to a member of Congress returning to his home to keep in touch with the voters and to look after his interests there.

See also least said, soonest mended, it is never too late to mend, when things are at the worst, they begin to mend.

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