To bury the hatchet
This phrase comes from the American custom of burying hawks and other weapons as a sign that hostilities between the American Indians and the White had ended. Nowadays, this idiom is used to refer to coming to peaceful terms with an opponent.
Esta frase (literalmente "enterrar el hacha") proviene de la costumbre norteamericana de enterrar las armas como signo de que las hostilidades entre los indígenas norteamericanos y los blancos había terminado. Actualmente, se usa para referirse a llegar a términos pacíficos con un oponente.
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