buries the hatchet
Ends the feud
Buries the hatchet means to make peace or end a conflict, setting aside past grievances: After years of feuding, the two brothers finally buried the hatchet.
The image comes from a Native American practice of literally burying weapons to signify the end of hostilities between tribes.
- amicabilityDisposition toward harmony
- make peaceResolve conflict between parties
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
detente · call a truce · reconciliation · kiss and make up · forgiveness · rapprochement · amends · accord · handshake · shake hands · let bygones be bygones · water under the bridge · mend fences · clear the air · rapport · mollification · agreement · bridge-building
conflict resolution
buries the hatchetbears a grudge
fans the flames · throws down the gauntlet · never forgets · retaliates
emotional stance toward past wrongs
buries the hatchetnever forgets