All let bygones be bygones synonyms
let by·gone be by·gone
L l verb let bygones be bygones
- condone — If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
- palliate — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- remit — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- relent — to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
- commute — If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
- release — to lease again.
- reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- forgive — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
- let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- stand for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- grin and bear it — to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- look the other way — look in the opposite direction
- put up with — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- swim with the tide — to conform to prevailing opinion
- tune out — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
noun let bygones be bygones
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.