We were friends before.” Sort of. We never tried to kill each other.

Amanda Bouchet
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Saying, “We were friends before.” Sort of. We never tried to kill each other,” is a common way to defuse a tense situation without starting an argument. Saying that you and someone you’ve just met used to be friends but no longer are is a polite way of letting someone know that there’s no need to get upset about the current situation.

Source: Breath Of Fire

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