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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]

Let bygones be bygones

Cultural  

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

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let bygones be bygones Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Let bygones be bygones, and give a worthy candidate a long-overdue salute.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2014

Alkaios sings in Greek, "I paid all my dues," concluding: "Let bygones be bygones, let's start over again."

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2010

China and Rio Tinto Let bygones be bygones?

From Economist • Mar. 19, 2010

Let bygones be bygones as far as Britain and India are concerned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let bygones be bygones between us; gimme your hand, doctor....

From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Lawson, Henry

Related Words

• absolve
• condone
• excuse
• forget