on good terms

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

A spokesman for Reeves said she had no knowledge of the investigation, always complied with expenses rules and left the bank on good terms.

From BBC

“I feel you have to leave on good terms because I know teammates that left last year that didn’t talk to coach Machuca at all,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I had occasional, vivid dreams in which we were still on good terms. I would wake up from these feeling utterly bereft," she says.

From BBC

Harvey and the defendant were in separate social groups at school, but were generally on good terms - at least until a "non-stop" argument had erupted on Snapchat the weekend after the fight between their friends.

From BBC

Brown said it was vital for McLaren for the two to remain on good terms because they both have long-term contracts.

From BBC

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