bury the hatchet
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bury the hatchet
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The phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice of putting away the tomahawk at the cessation of hostilities among or by Native Americans in the Eastern United States, specifically during the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy, and in Iroquois custom in general. Weapons were to be buried or otherwise cached in time of peace.
verb buries the hatchet · burying the hatchet · buried the hatchet
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To cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
They need to calm down and bury the hatchet before someone gets hurt.
Opposite: take up the hatchet
- To accidentally leave a surgical instrument inside the patient after an operation.
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verb to stop fighting or arguing
| Español | hacer las paces, limar asperezas, tengamos la fiesta en paz (set phrase; usu. admonitory) |
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| 日本語 | 和睦する waboku suru |
| 中文 | 化干戈為玉帛 huà gāngē wéi yùbó, 言歸於好 /言归于好 yánguīyúhǎo, 和解 héjiě, 重修舊好 /重修旧好 chóngxiūjiùhǎo |
| Português | fazer as pazes |
| Français | enterrer la hache de guerre |
| Deutsch | das Kriegsbeil begraben |
| Italiano | sotterrare l'ascia di guerra, seppellire l'ascia di guerra |
| Română | îngropa securea războiului |
| Русский | зары́ть топо́р войны́ zarýtʹ topór vojný |
| العربية | دَفَنَ الأَحْقَادَ dafana l-ʔaḥqāda |
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title = {bury the hatchet},
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