bury the hatchet
To cease fighting or arguingTo cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
» It's time to bury the hatchet.
Пришло время зарыть топор войны. — marafon
Час зарити сокиру війни. — deniko
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2 senses(idiomatic)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.
das Kriegsbeil begraben
зары́ть топо́р войны́zarýtʹ topór vojný
(humorous, slang)To accidentally leave a surgical instrument inside the patient after an operation.
Examples
14 sentencesIt's time to bury the hatchet.
Час зарити сокиру війни. — deniko
ruПришло время зарыть топор войны. — marafon
Why don't we bury the hatchet?
Isn't it about time you guys buried the hatchet and let bygones be bygones?
deWird es nicht langsam mal Zeit, dass ihr euren Streit beendet und das Vergangene vergangen sein lasst? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and his brother have agreed to bury the hatchet after years of bickering.
Let's bury the hatchet.
ruДавайте заключим мир. — marafon
deWir wollen das Kriegsbeil begraben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
The phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice of putting away the tomahaThe 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.
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Forms
buries the hatchet, burying the hatchet, buried the hatchet, buried the hatchet| Base form | bury the hatchet · to bury the hatchet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buries the hatchet |
| Present participle | burying the hatchet |
| Past simple | buried the hatchet |
| Past participle | buried the hatchet |
irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.