Bury the hatchet

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7
Meaning

To forget past quarrels

हिंदी अर्थ

गिले-शिकवे भुलाना

Example sentences

They buried the hatchet after four years of silence.

To bury the hatchet is a decision and not a feeling.

Daily use: Dono ne hatchet bury kar diya.

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Hatchet = छोटी कुल्हाड़ी, जिससे पुराने समय में लड़ाई भी होती थी। दो tribes में सुलह हुई तो प्रतीक के तौर पर सारे hatchets ज़मीन में दफ़ना (bury) दिए गए, कि अब इनकी ज़रूरत नहीं। Bury the hatchet = पुराने झगड़े भुला देना।

A hatchet is a small axe that was also used as a weapon in old fights. When two tribes made peace, they buried their hatchets in the ground as a sign that the weapons were no longer needed. To bury the hatchet is to forget past quarrels.

Exam note

यह अक्सर पूछा जाता है: meaning 'to forget past quarrels / make peace'। Related noun: reconciliation; opposite भाव: bad blood (दुश्मनी)।

Asked often with the meaning 'to forget past quarrels and make peace'. The related noun is reconciliation; the opposite idea is 'bad blood' (lasting hostility).

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