Home • H • Hold out the olive branch to (someone)

Hold out the olive branch to (someone)

To offer to end a dispute with someone.

The company decided to hold out the olive branch to the workers who were on strike.

Related Idioms

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

We feel more affection for our relatives and friends when we are parted from them. A proverb that... Read more →

Faint heart never won fair lady

These are words of encouragement to shy suitors. They recommend boldness, for none but the brave... Read more →