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1 bygones: let bygones be bygones
(to forgive and forget past causes of ill-feeling.) mikä on ollutta se on mennyttäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > bygones: let bygones be bygones
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• ohi• ohessa• ohitse• palvella• rinnalla• rinnalle• oheen• jollakin tavalla• jonkin mukaan• tyytyväinen• tympääntyä• varrella• viereen• vierellä• vierestä• viereinen• vieressä• eduslle• sivuitse• sivuun• sivulla• aikana• an• riemuissaan• kautta• mukaan• mennessä• ääreen• ääreltä• äärelle• äärellä• äärestä• ääressä• kuluessa• pitkin• luona• lähellä* * *1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) luona, vieressä2) (past: going by the house.) ohi3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pitkin, kautta4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) mennessä8) (during the time of.) aikana9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.)10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) kertaa11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.)12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.)2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) lähellä2) (past: A dog ran by.) ohi3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) syrjään•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) kiertää- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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let bygones be bygones — Let past quarrels be ignored • • • Main Entry: ↑by * * * let bygones be bygones phrase to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past We decided to let bygones be bygones and be friends again.… … Useful english dictionary
let bygones be bygones — If people decide to let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget old problems or grievances they have with each other … The small dictionary of idiomes
let bygones be bygones — ► let bygones be bygones forget past differences and be reconciled. Main Entry: ↑bygone … English terms dictionary
let bygones be bygones — If people decide to let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget old problems or grievances they have with each other. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you let bygones be bygones, you decide to forget about past disagreements. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
let bygones be bygones — {v. phr.} To let the past be forgotten. * /After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again./ * /We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other./ Syn.: FORGIVE AND FORGET.… … Dictionary of American idioms
let bygones be bygones — {v. phr.} To let the past be forgotten. * /After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again./ * /We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other./ Syn.: FORGIVE AND FORGET.… … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ bygones\ be\ bygones — v. phr. To let the past be forgotten. After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again. We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other. Syn.: forgive and forget Compare: bury… … Словарь американских идиом
Let bygones be bygones — Bygone By gone , n. Something gone by or past; a past event. Let old bygones be Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Let bygones be bygones}, let the past be forgotten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
let bygones be bygones — forget about unpleasant things that have happened in the past. There is a feeling here that we should let bygones be bygones and move on to more important things. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form bygones are bygones: What is past history… … New idioms dictionary
let bygones be bygones — verb To ignore or disregard a past offense (when dealing with another individual). To intrude as little of his personality as possible upon a gay event with which that personality could show nothing in keeping, he decided not to make his… … Wiktionary
let bygones be bygones — forget about problems that happened in the past We need to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences … Idioms and examples
