冰释前嫌
bīng shì qián xián
to bury the hatchet
Character by character
冰bīng
ice
ice
释shì
melts
melts
前qián
old
old
嫌xián
grudge
grudge
Example
经过这次谈话，两人终于冰释前嫌。
After that talk, the two of them finally buried the hatchet.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Old grudges melt like ice.
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