let bygones be bygones

idiom

: to forgive someone for something done or for a disagreement and to forget about it

I know we've had our fights over the years, but I think it's time we let bygones be bygones.

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The settlement would involve fines and some other measures, but the upshot would be that Binance and the U.S. government would let bygones be bygones. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 7 July 2023

Rob Carr—Getty Images Independence Day is nearly here, and Bud Light is hoping beer drinkers on both sides of the trans rights divide will let bygones be bygones over a free one on the house. —Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 June 2023

Rob Carr—Getty Images Independence Day is nearly here, and Bud Light is hoping beer drinkers on both sides of the trans rights divide will let bygones be bygones over a free one on the house. —Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 June 2023

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey seems happy to let bygones be bygones with new teammate Odell Beckham Jr. The free-agent wide receiver and Baltimore have reached an agreement on a one-year contract for the 2023 season, the NFL team announced on Sunday night. —Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2019

Even with a release date, Halsey wasn't one to let bygones be bygones, posting a snarky TikTok meme on June 1, in which the singer appears unamused. —Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022

But Shelton wasn’t one to let bygones be bygones. —Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023

Never one to let bygones be bygones, Mr. Trump has relentlessly pursued retribution against those who voted to impeach him. —New York Times, 5 Jan. 2022

You are being offered the chance to confront a past score and let bygones be bygones, as the Moon in your transformative 8th house aligns with the Sun in your emotional 4th house. —Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023