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bygones
noun as in water under the bridge
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Many seem to agree with the government that we should just let bygones by bygones.
But Lieberman's call to let bygones be bygones rings as hollow as his promise to draw troops down from Iraq.
That night, in spite of bygones, the feeling of those three young men for each other was of the kindliest cast.
"We will let bygones be bygones, Terence," he said, as he shook hands with him.
"We'll let bygones be bygones," answered Nat, and then he shook hands with his uncle.
Next morning the sobered firemen graciously agreed to let bygones be bygones, and resumed work.
Bygones would never be complete bygones till she was a bygone herself.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bygones, such as: days gone by, past, times past, and yesterday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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