Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To bury the hatchet

Options:

To stop talking to someone

To end a quarrel

To bury old things

To fight with someone

Correct Answer:

To end a quarrel

Explanation:

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.