mend fences

The hosts of Morning Joe visited Mar-a-Lago in November to mend fences with Trump. They genuinely have a lot to worry about.



mend fences
idiom
variants or mend one's fences
: to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
She mended fences with her father.
She and her father are trying to mend their fences.
After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.

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Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Andy Jassy made calls to the former president in recent weeks, in an apparent attempt to mend fences and build good will with Trump.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
However, earlier this year, Patrick and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appeared to be on a path to mend fences.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024
Tech leaders mend fences with Trump ahead of election.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Thus, Anne became more of a supporting character who helps mend fences during a period in which Eddie and Venom are at odds.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024