mending

mend (one's) fences

To rectify a damaged relationship. After Jill heard that her father had become ill, she decided it was time for them to mend their fences before it was too late. The politician tried to mend his fences with his constituents after the scandal, but was not able to regain their trust before the next election.
See also: fence, mend

mend (one's) pace

old-fashioned To begin moving faster, especially to meet the speed of another person. Noticing me behind him, the man mended his pace, and I mended mine, until we both began running through the crowded alleyways.
See also: mend, pace

mend (one's) ways

To start behaving in a different, usually preferable, way. After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to mend my ways or else I'd be expelled. No matter how old you are, there is still time to mend your ways.
See also: mend, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mend (one's) fences
  • mend fences
  • mend one's fences
  • be on the mend
  • mend
  • lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
  • lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to
  • lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • lock the stable door after the horse is stolen
  • stolen
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Mending said the Commission on Audit, the Department of Public Works and Highways, among other government agencies, would be around to monitor and supervise the construction of farm-to-market roads and livelihood project implementation.
"These proposed projects have been identified by the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team and duly approved by the National Anti-Poverty Commission and civil society organizations," Mending said.
Implement projects as prescribed -ARMM exec
John Velazquez kept English Channel in touch in second along the rail behind Mending Fences, asking his mount for a run nearing the furlong marker before drawing clear impressively.
Horse Racing: Channel tees up Dubai bid; REPORT: US
Kasi walang dumating na request sa inyo or proposal so walang mapra-process," Mending said.
Mending even asked Del Rosario if Task Force Bangon Marawi reminded the agencies to submit their proposals.
P4 billion remain unspent in Marawi rehabilitation fund
Mending said out of the total of P959,392,914.11 in BUB funds for ARMM, checks for a total of P40.3 million were personally distributed in February by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala to eight Lanao del Sur LGUs and three in Maguindanao.
ARMM, national gov't start releasing funds from 'bottoms up budgeting'
Needlecraft expert Nan Ides' "Hand Mending Made Easy: Save Time And Money Repairing Your Own clothes" is specifically designed to teach novice sewers to use the economically beneficial option of making simple, common repairs ranging from sewing on buttons, to fixing seams, to ironing, to repairing broken zippers.
Hand Mending Made Easy
Mending the Worm is noteworthy for bringing together a cadre of black authors (both established and new) writing about the most influential aspect of black culture--the black family.
Mending the World: Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers
8 Small mending box, pounds 6.95, large mending box, pounds 15.95, both The Holding Company.
Interiors: The look - outside in; And how to get it: if you and the great outdoors are the best of friends, why not create a natural haven in your home. Surround yourself with bamboo and wicker and plenty of greenery, and invite Alan Titchmarsh round for tea (herbal, obviously)
Some projects identified under the fund "started rolling out" over the weekend, DAF-ARMM Secretary Makmod Mending, Jr.
P2.4-B agri projects for ARMM farmers
Written by award-winning poet Joan Houlihan, The Mending Worm is a free-verse poetry collection of brief verses that nonetheless resonate with the very impression of the moment.
The Mending Worm
I Have Just Finished Mending: your old blue sleeveless sweater:/the bottom was raveling/and there was a small moth hole/in the back.
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