单词	bygones
释义	bygonesby‧gones /ˈbaɪɡɒnz $ -ɡɒːnz/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It raps a defector over the knuckles instantly but, after that, lets bygones be bygones. McVie credits Buckingham for letting bygones be bygones. Nor was he willing to let bygones be bygones once a quarrel had finally come to an end. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto forgive someone► forgive to stop being angry with someone for something bad they have done, especially when they have upset you or done something unkind: · He's not the kind of person who is quick to forgive.· Please forgive me -- it was a complete accident.· Hugh found his wife's behaviour hard to forgive.forgive somebody for something: · He had lied to me, and I couldn't forgive him for that.forgive somebody something: · I could understand her being angry, but I'll still never forgive her the way she treated me afterwards. ► excuse to forgive a small fault such as carelessness, rudeness, lateness etc: · Excuse my brother if he talks too much, he's rather excitable.· I didn't realize this was a formal party, so I hope you can excuse my appearance. ► pardon formal to forgive someone for something that is not serious, such as impolite or bad-tempered behaviour: · Pardon the mess -- I got home late last night and didn't have time to clean up.pardon somebody for something: · I am so sorry about that, Mr Judd. Please pardon my daughter for her little outburst. ► forgive and forget to forgive someone for something that happened in the past, usually a long time ago: · You two haven't said a word to each other for a year now. Don't you think it's time to forgive and forget?· Angela's father was not a man who found it easy to forgive and forget. ► let bygones be bygones spoken to forgive someone for something bad they did to you in the past, and stop being unfriendly towards them: · Why don't we let bygones be bygones and forget about the whole thing? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► let · It raps a defector over the knuckles instantly but, after that, lets bygones be bygones.· Nor was he willing to let bygones be bygones once a quarrel had finally come to an end.· We will let bygones be bygones.· McVie credits Buckingham for letting bygones be bygones.· Although the book ended on a positive note in that the enemy's group leader tried to let bygones be bygones.· He lets bygones be bygones, they say, and is always happy to welcome back the wayward. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► let bygones be bygones Why don't we let bygones be bygones and forget about the whole thing. Although the book ended on a positive note in that the enemy's group leader tried to let bygones be bygones. He lets bygones be bygones, they say, and is always happy to welcome back the wayward. It raps a defector over the knuckles instantly but, after that, lets bygones be bygones. McVie credits Buckingham for letting bygones be bygones. Nor was he willing to let bygones be bygones once a quarrel had finally come to an end. We will let bygones be bygones. let bygones be bygones to forget something bad that someone has done to you and forgive them
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