let bygones be bygones

== English == === Etymology === From bygone (“event that happened in the past”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɛt ˈbaɪɡɒnz biː ˈbaɪɡɒnz/ (General American) IPA(key): /lɛt ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz bi ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/ Hyphenation: let by‧gones be by‧gones === Verb === let bygones be bygones (third-person singular simple present lets bygones be bygones, present participle letting bygones be bygones, simple past and past participle let bygones be bygones) (intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual). Synonym: forgive and forget ==== Translations ==== === See also === let sleeping dogs lie water under the bridge === Further reading === “bygones are bygones, let bygones be bygones, etc.” under “bygone, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022. “let bygones be bygones, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.