Idiom of the day :- Hold out an olive branch

Idiom of the day :- Hold out an olive branch

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Clive has been discovered having a snack in a place where he shouldn’t be. Matt is angry, of course, but Clive hopes to correct that for he’sĀ holding out an olive branch. Because an olive branch is an ancient symbol of friendship, this expression meansĀ to seek peace. ‘I’m waving an olive branch,’ Clive mumbled. ‘Let’s be friends.’