bury the hatchet
to make peace with someone
TRANSLATION
bury the hatchet = das Kriegsbeil begraben (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX bury the hatchet: approximately 375,000 hits
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IN THE PRESS
Washington and Paris BURIED THE HATCHET Tuesday as US President George W. Bush warmly greeted his French counterpart at the White House…
(The Associated Press)
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If digital radio is ever to take off, public service and commercial broadcasters must BURY THE HATCHET and co-operate.
(BBC News)
(The Associated Press)
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If digital radio is ever to take off, public service and commercial broadcasters must BURY THE HATCHET and co-operate.
(BBC News)
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bury the hatchet
idiom
- to stop fighting and resolve a quarrel
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Native American Indian tribes often had disputes over hunting and fishing grounds. But when the tribal elders felt it was time to end the fighting, a symbolic way to achieve peace was to bury the hatchet.
Many sources point to the Iroquois tribe in the state of New York as the originator of this tradition. The leaders of the Iroquois are said to have convinced five other tribes (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca) to cease hostilities among themselves and form an alliance. To celebrate the new agreement, the Iroquois buried their weapons under the roots of a tree. The story goes on to say that an underwater river then washed the weapons away so that they could never be used for fighting again. This is most likely a myth to give the story a romantic flair, but it makes a nice ending.
The phrase bury the hatchet first appeared in writing in the 17th century and has since become a common way of describing when a disagreement has been put to rest.
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SYNONYMS
come to terms, end a quarrel, kiss and make up, hold out the olive branch, make peace, smoke the peace pipe (also a Native American Indian tradition), let bygones be bygones, bear no malice, wipe the slate clean
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Hey, it’s the start of a new year! Why don’t we all just bury the hatchet and make a fresh start?"
idiom
- to stop fighting and resolve a quarrel
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Native American Indian tribes often had disputes over hunting and fishing grounds. But when the tribal elders felt it was time to end the fighting, a symbolic way to achieve peace was to bury the hatchet.
Many sources point to the Iroquois tribe in the state of New York as the originator of this tradition. The leaders of the Iroquois are said to have convinced five other tribes (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca) to cease hostilities among themselves and form an alliance. To celebrate the new agreement, the Iroquois buried their weapons under the roots of a tree. The story goes on to say that an underwater river then washed the weapons away so that they could never be used for fighting again. This is most likely a myth to give the story a romantic flair, but it makes a nice ending.
The phrase bury the hatchet first appeared in writing in the 17th century and has since become a common way of describing when a disagreement has been put to rest.
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SYNONYMS
come to terms, end a quarrel, kiss and make up, hold out the olive branch, make peace, smoke the peace pipe (also a Native American Indian tradition), let bygones be bygones, bear no malice, wipe the slate clean
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Hey, it’s the start of a new year! Why don’t we all just bury the hatchet and make a fresh start?"
