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on good terms

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  1. On a friendly footing, as in I'm on good terms with the manager, so I'll ask him to help you. Shakespeare used the phrase slightly differently in King Lear (1:2): “Parted you in good terms?” The precise current usage was first recorded in 1669. Also see on speaking terms.


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Rutte, who has strived to remain on good terms with Trump, plans to give a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

We are on good terms, speak often and love him just the same.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Vietnam has long practiced what its leaders term "bamboo diplomacy", looking to stay on good terms with the world's major powers.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But when it comes to serious relationships, she says while she's on good terms with them they're not close friends.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Reginald and I, after my fighting fiasco, had finally gotten back on good terms.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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