kiss and make up
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Judging by what's happened since, this was no "kiss and make up".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
Generally speaking, scenes in which lovers kiss and make up following an infraction are joyful affairs.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2019
“Could I imagine a kiss and make up in the Rose Garden? Yes,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
No doubt tempers will cool in the coming days, as well, and both coaches will kiss and make up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017
Then two men tried to pick a fight with one another, so Tea Cake said they had to kiss and make up.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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