bury the hatchet
bury the hatchet — 慣用語
1. when two people or groups settle a quarrel they have had for some time and start
言歸於好
結束爭吵，重新和好
when two people or groups settle a quarrel they have had for some time and start treating each other in a friendly way again
After three years apart, the brothers finally buried the hatchet at their mother's birthday dinner.
兩兄弟分開三年後，終於在母親的生日晚餐上言歸於好。
common pattern: bury the hatchet (with someone) after a period of conflict
The rival football teams decided to bury the hatchet and play a friendly match.
兩支敵對的足球隊決定言歸於好，踢一場友誼賽。
Noor and her partner Faisal buried the hatchet after a long spending disagreement.
Noor 和她的夥伴 Faisal 在支出問題上長期爭執後，終於言歸於好。
bury the hatchet with [person]
It took the neighbours months to bury the hatchet over the damaged fence.
那對鄰居花了幾個月的時間才在圍牆損壞的問題上言歸於好。
Community leaders urged both families to bury the hatchet for their children.
社區領袖呼籲兩個家庭為了孩子們言歸於好。
urge + [someone] + to bury the hatchet
- make peace
less figurative and more general; can be used in any context where a disagreement ends
- reconcile
more formal and often implies a deeper, more meaningful restoration of a relationship
- let bygones be bygones
similar meaning but focuses more on forgiving past wrongs rather than actively making peace
- hold a grudge
refusing to forgive someone for a past wrong, the opposite of making peace
文法句型
bury the hatchet
bury the hatchet with [someone]
用法筆記
Always used figuratively; the literal meaning of physically burying a weapon is not intended in modern use. The phrase can be extended with 'with + [person/group]' to specify the other party in the disagreement.