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Today´s idioms

                   Let bygones be bygones.(= borrón y cuenta nueva)
Forgive someone for something he or she did in the past. Jill: Why don't you want to invite Ellen to your party? Jane: She was rude to me at the off ice picnic. Jill: But that was six months ago. Let bygones be bygones. Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but she finally decided to let bygones be bygones. Why can’t you put all that bad feeling behind you and let bygones be bygones?

To rub elbows (with someone) and rub shoulders with someone (=codearse)
To associate with someone; to work closely with someone. (No physical contact is involved.) I don't care to rub elbows with someone who acts like that! I rub shoulders with John at work. We are good friends

To get off on the wrong foot (=Comenzar con mal pie)
Make a bad start to a project or relationship. Helen got off on the wrong foot in her performance when she forgot the first few words of the song. I don't want us to get off on the wrong foot. Let's be frank and open from the beginning.

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