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Meaning of 息事宁人

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息 xī 事 shì 宁 níng 人 rén (Trad.: 息事寧人)
to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
万一他们注意到什么事情的话
,
好去息事宁人
?
To silence them in case they had noticed something?
2
他们是典范管理者的作风
,
盼望所有都息事宁人
。
They are typically the administrator type and hope everything to be peaceful.
3
本田旗下另两起罢工
,
均以厂方息事宁人告终
。
Honda has settled the strikes at its other two factories as well.
4
工人得到的少量的增加薪水只不过是一点点息事宁人的甜头
。
The small pay increase that the workers have just received is only a sop to Cerberus.
5
杜立石的态度更加息事宁人
,
他表示准备考虑接受该交易的提议
。
Du Plessis was being more conciliatory. He was using language to the effect that he was prepared to consider suggestions to the deal.