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  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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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

When the subject of Iraq came up, Chirac waved his hand and said, "Let bygones be bygones."

From Time Magazine Archive

Let bygones be bygones, and accept as a proof of my continuing friendship the dedication of this little volume, in which there are no other sums than those of the Telegraph.

From More Cricket Songs by Norman Gale

In a video, he said the army was ready for negotiations, but "we will not let bygones be bygones."

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2023

Luis and Davonte agree to let bygones be bygones, especially since their go-to allies have both died.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

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

‘You leave him, and then come back to work, and we’ll let bygones be bygones.’

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Related Words

• absolve
• condone
• excuse
• forget