clearing air

bury the hatchet

agree to end an agreement; make up

clear the air

improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about it

see eye to eye with someone

to agree with someone

find common ground

to find shared opinions between people who disagree about other subjects

be at loggerheads with someone

strongly disagree (with someone)

pick a bone with someone

to start a dispute over a particular issue

be in someone's bad books

not have somebody's favour or approval

play the devil's advocate

to pretend to disagree with someone in order to have a good discussion about something

be a dead set against something

to be determined not to do something

be at odds with someone

to be in disagreement

sit on the fence

when someone does not want to choose or make a decision

split hairs about something

argue about small details of something

wipe the slate clean

start over

microaggression

subtle insults or hostility

consensus

opinion that everyone agrees with

escalate

become more serious

mediator

a person that tries to get agreement between people

put-down

intended to make you look bad

detrimental

damaging

point of contention

reason for arguing

compromise

give up something

manageable

possible to deal with

reframe

express something differently