to offer to end a dispute and be friendly; to offer reconciliation. (The olive branch is a symbol of peace and reconciliation. A biblical reference.) • Jill was the first to hold out the olive branch after our argument. • I always try to hold out the olive branch to someone I have hurt. Life is too short for a person to bear grudges for very long.
Olive branch
If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace.
olive branch|branch|olive
n. phr. An overture; a symbol of peace. Tired of the constant fighting, the majority government extended an olive branch to the militant minority.
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