take up the hatchet
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take up the hatchet
Where it comes from
Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.
verb takes up the hatchet · taking up the hatchet · took up the hatchet · taken up the hatchet
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To declare war or go to war.
Opposite: bury the hatchet
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verb to make or declare war
| Français | déterrer la hache de guerre |
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