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make one's peace with

Idioms  

  1. Reconcile oneself to, bring about friendly relations with, as in He's repented and made his peace with God. This expression was first recorded about 1315. Also see make peace.

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“One had better make one’s peace with that very quickly. If you don’t, you will get your feelings hurt. It’ll be a problem.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sewell smiled to think how much easier it was to make one's peace with one's God than with one's wife; and before he had brought himself to the point of answering Barker's letter, there came a busy season in which he forgot him altogether.

From Project Gutenberg

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