forgive and forget

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Toabsolvesomebodycompletelyfor a pastwrongdoing; topardonwith neitherresentmentnor a view toretribution.1875, Wilkie Collins,The law and the lady, page33:"We will go away in the yacht. Does it matter where we live, so long as we live for each other?Forgive and forget! Oh, Valeria, Valeria,forgive and forget!"2002, Jack Womack,Going, Going, Gone, page73:'Not long before he died, the old man disowned him. Then a year and a half ago momforgave and forgot.'

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