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mend one's fences

mend one's fences {v. phr.}, {informal}

To do something to make people like or follow you again; strengthen your friendships or influence.

The senator went home from Washington to mend his fences.

John saw that his friends did not like him, so he decided to mend his fences.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on the mend

[on the mend] {adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. * /John's broken leg is on the mend./ * /Mary's relationship with Joan is on the mend./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

fence

[fence] See: [GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE], [MEND ONE'S FENCES], [ON THE FENCE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

mend one's ways

[mend one's ways] {v. phr.} To reform; change one's behavior from negative to positive. * /He had better mend his ways or he'll wind up in jail./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

mend

[mend] See: [ON THE MEND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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