build bridges

Definition

to improve relationships between people who are very different or do not like each other

A local charity is working to build bridges between different ethnic groups in the area.

(Definition of build bridges from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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