bury the hatchet
/ˌberi ðə ˈhætʃɪt/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
握手言和
字面意思: «把斧头埋掉»
含义
to stop arguing and become friends again
停止争吵,重归于好.
例句
- 1After years of not speaking, the two brothers buried the hatchet at their father's birthday.
- 2Come on, it's been months; isn't it time you and Sam buried the hatchet?
- 3The neighbours argued about the fence for ages, but they've buried the hatchet and now share a barbecue.
- 4Priya and her old flatmate buried the hatchet over coffee and laughed about their silly fight.
- 5Will the two managers ever bury the hatchet, or will they keep sending each other angry emails?
语法
只有 bury 变化形式:buries、buried。对方前加 with。
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