let bygones be bygones

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).

/lɛt ˈbaɪɡɒnz biː ˈbaɪɡɒnz/ En-au-let bygones be bygones.ogg /lɛt ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz bi ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/

let bygones be bygones lets bygones be bygones letting bygones be bygones

From bygone (“event that happened in the past”).

forgive and forget

let sleeping dogs lie water under the bridge

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