WORDY WEDNESDAY: 'BURY THE HATCHET'
17 / 02 / 2016
WORDY WEDNESDAY: 'BURY THE HATCHET': meaning and examples
Hello, and welcome to our midweek lesson! Today's Wordy Wednesday is all about forgiveness. We are looking at the expression TO BURY THE HATCHET.
Definition: to make peace.
Example 1: The two brothers fought for years, but they finally buried the hatchet.
Example 2: Elton John and Eminem performed together and showed that they had buried the hatchet after exchanging some negative words in the media.
Example 3: Now that these two companies are owned by the same corporation, they will have to bury the hatchet and work together.
This expression has an interesting origin. A hatchet is a tool used to cut wood...but it was also used by some cultures, like Native American tribes, as a weapon during war. When they were not in war, the weapons were put away (buried). To BURY THE HATCHET was to put away your weapon because war was over. Sometimes, burying the hatchet would be part of a ceremony to declare peace with another group of people.
That's all for today! As always, thank you for reading!
Definition: to make peace.
Example 1: The two brothers fought for years, but they finally buried the hatchet.
Example 2: Elton John and Eminem performed together and showed that they had buried the hatchet after exchanging some negative words in the media.
Example 3: Now that these two companies are owned by the same corporation, they will have to bury the hatchet and work together.
This expression has an interesting origin. A hatchet is a tool used to cut wood...but it was also used by some cultures, like Native American tribes, as a weapon during war. When they were not in war, the weapons were put away (buried). To BURY THE HATCHET was to put away your weapon because war was over. Sometimes, burying the hatchet would be part of a ceremony to declare peace with another group of people.
That's all for today! As always, thank you for reading!
