make nice-nice

make nice-nice

To be nice, pleasant, or polite to someone, even if one does not feel inclined to do so. I know you don't care for your cousin, but this is the one time of year we all get the chance to be together, so just make nice-nice, OK? We'll make nice-nice with police as soon as they stop targeting our community for no good reason.
See also: make
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cooking for one
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • as one door closes, another opens
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head