Be forgiving, let go of anger.

Meaning: When you forgive others, you free yourself from the burden of anger and resentment.

Choice of Words: Forgiving means to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone who has wronged you. Let go of anger means to release the negative emotions associated with anger.

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Forgive and forget.

Meaning: This means to not only stop being angry at someone, but also to try to forget about the thing that made you angry. It's like saying, I'm not going to be mad at you anymore, and I'm going to try to forget about what happened.

Choice of Words: Forgive means to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone who has wronged you. Forget means to no longer remember something or to stop thinking about it.

Turn the other cheek.

Meaning: This is a saying that means to not retaliate when someone has wronged you. It's like saying, Even if someone is mean to me, I'm not going to be mean back.

Choice of Words: Turn means to move or rotate something. Cheek is the side of your face. Other means the one that is not being talked about or referred to. So, Turn the other cheek means to offer the other side of your face to someone who has hit you on one side.

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