idiom
let bygones be bygones
LET BY-gonz bee BY-gonz
lɛt ˈbaɪɡɒnz biː ˈbaɪɡɒnzListen
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Syllable breakdown
letbygonesbebygones
Dictionary meaning
forgive and forget past grievances; not allow past wrongs to continue affecting the present relationship
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