Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To bury the hatchet
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom "to bury the hatchet" is (2) To end a quarrel.
The idiom "to bury the hatchet" means to end a disagreement or a fight. It is often used to describe two people who have been enemies but who have decided to make peace.
The idiom comes from the practice of Native Americans burying a hatchet after a battle to symbolize the end of the fighting.
The other options do not fit the meaning of the idiom.
- To stop talking to someone means to end all communication with them.
- To bury old things means to put them away and forget about them.
- To fight with someone means to engage in a physical or verbal altercation.