Question

in_the_loop_092 to end a dispute Compare to: clear the air

Accepted Answer

BURY THE HATCHET This argument has gone on too long. Why don’t we bury the hatchet once and for all?I will always be sorry that my father and I fought before he died and I never got a chance to bury the hatchet. The expression may originate from a Native American custom of burying a hatchet as a sign of agreeing to peace.

Id	in_the_loop_092
Idiom	BURY THE HATCHET
Definition	to end a dispute
Examples	This argument has gone on too long. Why don’t we bury the hatchet once and for all? I will always be sorry that my father and I fought before he died and I never got a chance to bury the hatchet.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: clear the air
Extra Info	The expression may originate from a Native American custom of burying a hatchet as a sign of agreeing to peace.

Hatchet Bury I Loop End Dispute Argument Long