Choose the most appropriate option which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom:
Bury the hatchet
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to make peace
The idiom bury the hatchet means to end a quarrel and make peace with someone. It comes from the old Native American custom of burying a hatchet (a small axe used as a weapon) when two sides agreed to stop fighting.
Example: After years of not speaking, the two neighbours finally buried the hatchet.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bury the hatchet | 24-05 S1 | – | – | 10-06 S2 02-07 S3 | – |