to foster good relationships
to support friendly relations between hostile groups
help to restore a friendly relationship after a disagreement
improve relationships between people who are very different or do not like each other
to build a compromise between reconciliation groups or people
to try to establish a happy relationship between opposition parties
Let’s build bridges, not walls. ― Martin Luther King Jr.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges. ― Joseph Fort Newton
We build too many walls and not enough bridges. ― Isaac Newton
A non-governmental organization is engaged in building bridges between different communal groups in the city.
Sport is supposed to bring people together and build bridges.
In Iraq, the pope hopes to encourage Christians and build bridges to Muslims. – The Catholic Universe
John wants to build bridges with other students in the class.
The police need to build bridges to minority communities to build trust and solicit help in investigations.
She helped build bridges when they were first getting to know each other.
They are trying to build bridges in our daily lives with people.
There is no origin for this idiom
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