Pelillos a la mar

[ROBINDESBOIS]

When we want to forget sth or forgive sb because of sth they did to us in the past and we were upset with them, we say " pelillos al mar"
ENGLISH?

[Perikles]

Let's forget all about it
Let's bury the hatchet

[JPablo]

Yes, also,
to make up (in the sense of to settle amicably, as differences; as well as to become reconciled, as after a quarrel.
¡pelillos a la mar! = let bygones be bygones!

Random House Unabridged:
let bygones be bygones, to decide to forget past disagreements; become reconciled: Let's let bygones be bygones and be friends again.

(First time I saw the Spanish expression "pelillos a la mar" was reading the most important classics... Asterix, by Gosciny translated by Perich or Víctor Mora... ¡cráneos privilegiados!)

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by JPablo

let bygones be bygones!

Yes, that's the best one. Why didn't I think of that?

[JPablo]

Well, sometimes it happens that our mental "file clerk" is busy with other things... That's why we have dictionaries... and Tomísimo "foreros" to help each other... like good brothers...