"throw the hatchet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws the hatchet [present, singular, third-person], throwing the hatchet [participle, present], threw the hatchet [past], thrown the hatchet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> the hatchet}} throw the hatchet (third-person singular simple present throws the hatchet, present participle throwing the hatchet, simple past threw the hatchet, past participle thrown the hatchet)
  1. Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”) Synonyms: draw the long bow [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-throw_the_hatchet-en-verb-~NpqjT29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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