IDIOM: To "Bury the Hatchet"

To bury the hatchet: to stop an argument and become friends again,to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement Can't you two just bury the hatchet? Thesaurus absolution afraid amends apologetic apologize apology atone for sth atonement bad beg bury bury the hatchet idiom bygone clear clear the air idiom conciliate crawl crawl back (to sb) idiom cut cut sb some slack idiom excusable excuse excuse/pardon my French! idiom expiate forge forge ahead forgivable forgive forgiveness forgiving French if you'll pardon the expression idiom make make it up to sb idiom make up mend mend your fences idiom my bad idiom overlook pardon pardon (me) idiom pardonable penance penitent recompense reconcile reconciliation remission reparation repent repentant sink sink your differences idiom sorry soz take take sb back turn turn the other cheek idiom unrepentant, Explore related meanings Arguments and arguing To argue Physical fights To oppose something or someone Opposed to someone or something Opposition Expressions showing anger and used in arguments Words used to describe people who are quick to argue Explore more meanings To not hurt or harm someone or something Related words ADR (noun) alternative dispute resolution: a system such as mediation that allows parties to a legal argument to settle their case without going to a court of law agree to differ/disagree to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more alternative dispute resolution (noun) a system such as mediation that allows parties to a legal argument to settle their case without going to a court of law. It is often referred to as ADR. anything for a quiet life used for saying that you will let someone do what they want in order to avoid an argument arbitrate (verb) to officially try to settle a disagreement by considering all the facts and opinions be caught in the middle to be involved in a disagreement between other people break up to stop a fight bridge-building (noun) the activity of improving relationships between people or groups buckle (verb) to stop trying to do something, or to stop opposing someone, because you have no energy or determination left build bridges to help two people, groups, or countries who have disagreed to have a more friendly relationship bury the hatchet to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement call off to tell an animal or person to stop attacking or chasing someone come to terms (with someone) to make an agreement, or to end an argument with someone compromise (noun) a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want compromise (noun) involving a compromise compromise (verb) to solve a problem or end an argument by accepting that you cannot have everything that you want concede (verb) to stop trying to win a war, competition, or argument because you realize that you cannot win it concession (noun) something you give or allow to someone in order to reach an agreement conciliate (verb) formal to do something in order to end an argument or make someone feel less angry conciliation (noun) a process that is intended to end an argument between two groups of people conciliatory (adjective) trying to end an argument and make people feel less angry fence-mending (noun) an attempt to become friends again with someone who you have argued with give in to stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win hold your peace to avoid an argument by remaining silent keep the peace to avoid or prevent an argument the last word (noun) the last thing said in an argument let bygones be bygones to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past make up to become friendly with someone again after an argument make (your) peace (with someone) to end an argument with someone and stop feeling angry towards them mediate (verb) to try to end a disagreement between two people or groups mend verb to do something to end an argument or disagreement mend fences to try to become friends again with someone who you have argued with olive branch (noun) something that someone does in order to show that they want to stop arguing. The olive branch is often used as a sign meaning peace pacific adjective wanting peace, or trying to end fights and arguments patch up to become friends with someone again after a disagreement peaceable (adjective) behaving or happening in a way that avoids arguments and violence peace-loving (adjective) preferring to avoid arguments and violence pour oil on troubled waters to try to make people feel better and become friendly again after an argument pull apart to separate two people or animals that are fighting settle (verb) to end an argument by making an agreement settle an account/settle accounts to end a disagreement or argument with someone by defeating them sink your differences to stop arguing and come to an agreement sue for peace if a country that has been fighting sues for peace, it asks for the fighting to stop in order to avoid being defeated totally