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Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom: “To bury the hatchet”.

1. To dig a hole
2. To stop fighting
3. To hide something
4. To forgive but not forget

Correct answer: To stop fighting

Solution

“To bury the hatchet” is an idiom meaning to end a quarrel or make peace. It does not mean literally burying anything.

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