Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, the sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.

They at last decided to bury the hatchet and go on with their own lives.

  1. Pick up a fight and bury the hard feelings

  2. Stop all hostilities and become friends

  3. Become estranged and forget about the issues

  4. Become angry and keep the unresolved issues
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'To bury the hatchet' means to forget about arguments and disagreements with someone and to become friends with them again.

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