BURY THE HATCHET Definition & Meaning

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bury the hatchet

To agree to end a quarrel: “Jerry and Cindy had been avoiding each other since the divorce, but I saw them together this morning, so they must have buried the hatchet.”

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Make peace; settle one's differences. For example, Toward the end of the year, the roommates finally decided to bury the hatchet. Although some believe this term comes from a Native American custom for declaring peace between warring tribes, others say it comes from hang up one's hatchet, a term dating from the early 1300s (well before Columbus landed in the New World). The word bury replaced hang up in the 1700s.

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This week saw the global markets ride a rollercoaster led by Donald Trump's trade tariffs, Madonna bury the hatchet with Elton John, and new details revealed about how the Titanic sank.

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The hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe also made the trip to bury the hatchet with the president-elect.

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The feud was repaired last year when energy-rich Saudi Arabian organisers convinced Hearn and Warren to bury the hatchet and work together, and there are already plans for more team events to take place in the near future.

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Armed with the riches of his nation, Alalshikh convinced Warren and Hearn to bury the hatchet.

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The meeting, which lasted three hours, was organized to help the men bury the hatchet and discuss potential joint fundraising efforts, according to one of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details of the private get-together.

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