bury\ the\ hatchet

bury\ the\ hatchet
v. phr. informal
To settle a quarrel or end a war; make peace.

The two men had been enemies a long time, but after the flood they buried the hatchet.

Compare: make up(5)

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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