hold out an olive branch

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hold out an olive branch = offer an olive branch

offer a token of peace or goodwill

A branch of an olive tree is an emblem of peace. In the Bible, it was the token brought by a dove to Noah to indicate that God's anger was assuaged and that the flood had abated (Genesis 8 : 11).

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