let bygones be bygones
Example Sentences
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In a video, he said the army was ready for negotiations, but "we will not let bygones be bygones."
From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023
In a polite world, the trio would have invited her to join their celebration and let bygones be bygones.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2022
But he did encourage Diaz to "let bygones be bygones".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022
But after they met and ironed out their differences, Snyder, to his credit, let bygones be bygones.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2021
Zimbabwe had signed a peace treaty with them years before, but it seemed no one could let bygones be bygones.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
