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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bury the hatchet

Option 1: start a conflict

Option 2: have enmity

Option 3: continue a fight

Option 4: make peace


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: make peace


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The idiom "bury the hatchet" means to make peace or to end a conflict. It implies a resolution of differences or the cessation of hostilities between two parties. The origin of the phrase is often associated with Native American customs, where burying a hatchet symbolises the end of a dispute or the intention to live harmoniously.

Therefore, the correct answer is: make peace.

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