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Let bygones be bygones

Let bygones be bygones

Let past offenses and problems stay in the past; don't let them taint the present.
let bygones be bygones

let bygones be bygones

What's done is done; don't worry about the past, especially past errors or grievances. For example, Bill and Tom shook hands and agreed to let bygones be bygones. [First half of 1600s]

Synonyms

Let bygones be bygones

Cultural

Let past offenses and problems stay in the past; don't let them taint the present.

let bygones be bygones Idioms

What's done is done; don't worry about the past, especially past errors or grievances. For example, Bill and Tom shook hands and agreed to let bygones be bygones. [First half of 1600s]

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