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bury the hatchet. idiom. Add to word list. to stop an argument and become friends again: Can't you two just bury the hatchet? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically. apologize. atone for something. atonement. beg. bury. bygone. conciliatory. crawl back (to someone) idiom. forge ahead.
Bury the hatchet" is an American English idiom meaning "to make peace". The phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice of putting away weapons at the cessation of hostilities among or by Native Americans in the Eastern United States.
The figurative expression ‘burying the hatchet’ is different in that it did originate as an American Indian tradition. Hatchets were buried by the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement.
When people who have argued bury the hatchet, they agree to forget their argument and become friends again. Note: A hatchet is a small axe. They had finally buried the hatchet after their falling-out.
To bury the hatchet means to make peace; to settle one’s difference; to stop arguing or fighting; to put an end to old resentments. 1 Spears, Richard A. McGraw-Hill’s American Idioms Dictionary .
Definition: To stop fighting; to make peace. Origin of to Bury the Hatchet. This expression appeared at least by the 1700s, and it has its roots in the 1600s. There are two different theories explaining its origin. Some say it stems from a Native American custom of burying one’s hatchet.
Meaning: If you bury the hatchet, you make peace with someone and stop arguing or fighting. Country: International English | Subject Area: War, weapons and conflict | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Richard Flynn.
