kiss and make up

Idioms and Phrases

Settle one's differences, reconcile, as in The two friends decided to kiss and make up . This colloquial expression has largely replaced kiss and be friends , dating from the 1400s. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

If Charter and Disney don’t kiss and make up, the rest of the pay TV industry will get a look at exactly what happens when a publicly traded cable company loses the channels that have become synonymous with U.S. sports.

From Slate

“We also think you and Tim should kiss and make up,” says Emily.

From Literature

Judging by what's happened since, this was no "kiss and make up".

From BBC

“Now, we’re trying to kiss and make up.”

From Seattle Times

“We have occasional rows and occasional splits and we come together and kiss and make up.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• accommodate
• appease
• assuage
• conform
• coordinate
• harmonize
• integrate
• pacify
• placate
• rectify
• resolve
• reunite