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  1. The meaning of MEND FENCES is to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement. How to use mend fences in a sentence.

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  3. The term “mending fences” refers to repairing or rebuilding a fence that has been damaged or broken down over time. This can be a physical fence or a metaphorical one, such as a relationship between two people.

  4. What's the origin of the phrase 'Mend fences'? The proverb ‘Good fences make good neighbours’ is listed by Oxford Dictionary of Quotations as a mid 17th century proverb. Robert Frost gave the proverb a boost in the American consciousness with his 1914 poem Mending Walls :

  5. Improve poor relations; placate personal, political, or business contacts. For example, The senator always goes home weekends and spends time mending his fences. This metaphoric expression dates from an 1879 speech by Senator John Sherman in Mansfield, Ohio, to which he said he had returned "to look after my fences."

  6. 00:00 • Introduction - Understanding "Fence Mending": A Guide to English Idioms00:31 • What Does "Fence Mending" Mean?01:00 • The Origin of the Phrase01:27 •...

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  7. mend your fences. idiom. Add to word list. to try to be friendly again with someone after an argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically. apologize.

  8. mend fences. Meaning. to try and improve a bad relationship with another party. to try and repair or restore a relationship that has been marred by an argument or misunderstanding. Example Sentences. After the nasty fight with her sister, Alice decided to mend fences by buying her sister some presents.

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