kiss and make up

idiom

informal
: to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement
It's time for the mayor and the police chief to kiss and make up.

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Perhaps the Packers and Romeo Doubs will kiss and make up. — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 George winds up relenting, the show goes on, and Cheryl even pops up at Larry’s door with some Mocha Joe’s to kiss and make up … until Larry David: Wood Detective fingers his ex as the culprit who stained Julia’s furniture. — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024

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“Kiss and make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiss%20and%20make%20up. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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