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fence mending

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fence-mend⋅ing

[fens-men-ding] Informal.
–noun
1. the practice of reestablishing or strengthening personal, business, or political contacts and relationships by conciliation or negotiation, as after a dispute, disagreement, or period of inactivity.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or promoting fence-mending.

Origin:
1940–45; Americanism
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