Usually means: Repair relationships after conflict, misunderstanding.
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  1. mend fences: Merriam-Webster
  2. mend fences: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mend fences: Wiktionary
  4. mend fences: Dictionary.com
  5. mend fences: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mend fences)

verb:  (idiomatic) To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.

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