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●ˌbury the ˈhatchet●ˌbury your ˈdifferences (of two people or groups 两个人或团体) agree to forget past disagreements and be friends again 捐弃前嫌,言归于好◆I’ve said I’m prepared to bury the hatchet, but John says he won’t forgive me for what happened. 我说了我愿意言归于好,可是约翰说对于过去发生的事情他不会原谅我。 ORIGIN When Native Americans agreed to end fighting and begin a period of peace they held a ceremony in which they buried a hatchet or tomahawk (= a small axe). 美洲印第安人同意结束战争接受和平时会举行一个埋葬 hatchet (短柄小斧)或 tomahawk (战斧)的仪式。 |