let bygones be bygones
To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offenceTo disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).
Schwamm drüber
кто ста́рое помя́нет, тому́ глаз вонkto stároje pomjánet, tomú glaz von, что бы́ло, то прошло́ и быльём поросло́što býlo, to prošló i bylʹjóm porosló
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From bygone (“event that happened in the past”).From bygone (“event that happened in the past”).
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Forms
lets bygones be bygones, letting bygones be bygones, let bygones be bygones, let bygones be bygones| Base form | let bygones be bygones · to let bygones be bygones |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lets bygones be bygones |
| Present participle | letting bygones be bygones |
| Past simple | let bygones be bygones |
| Past participle | let bygones be bygones |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | let bygones be bygones |
| he, she, it | lets bygones be bygones |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | let bygones be bygones |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have let bygones be bygones |
| he, she, it | has let bygones be bygones |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will let bygones be bygones |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.