on speaking terms

1. Ready and willing to communicate, not alienated or estranged. For example, We are on speaking terms again after the quarrel . Both senses of this idiom commonly occur in the negative, as in Brett and his brother haven't been on speaking terms for years . The idiom was first recorded in 1786.

2. Friendly enough to exchange superficial remarks, as in We're on speaking terms with the new neighbors .

Example Sentences

“I don’t see how anybody with any kind of a moderate bent can be supportive of Donald Trump,” said Michael Bridge, 82, who lives in the San Fernando Valley and is back on speaking terms with Eagle.

From Los Angeles Times

"I don't really do hurt feelings very much ... but it's a big regret that Nicola and I are no longer on speaking terms," he said.

From BBC

But that doesn’t mean he and Busch are back on speaking terms.

From Seattle Times

In the past, the band’s songwriting process might start with “a Times Square hotel and a bag of coke,” he said, and would likely end with the lifelong friends barely on speaking terms.

From New York Times

Since they returned from the competition, they said they have not seen a lot of each other as they had gone back to their day jobs, but they are still on speaking terms after the experience.

From BBC