forgive and forget

1. Both pardon and hold no resentment concerning a past event. For example, After Meg and Mary decided to forgive and forget their differences, they became good friends. This phrase dates from the 1300s and was a proverb by the mid-1500s. For a synonym, see let bygones be bygones.

Example Sentences

Now 21, he is the youngest member of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru group, and says he will never "forgive and forget" what happened.

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Instead, he dug in his heels, hoping voters would forgive and forget.

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“It’s all about forgive and forget and one game at a time,” Oettinger explained.

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Will fans forgive and forget Henderson's Saudi move?

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Americans on the winning side were not in the mood to fully forgive and forget, and the idea that some secessionists could be elected to Congress after betraying the union was unsettling, if not abhorrent.

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