bury the hatchet

[pyoung]

Dear Phorntita:

You may be interested in one of my favorite sayings, because it takes 'bury the hatchet' as its starting point:

'No one ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.' Kin Hubbard

Kin Hubbard was an American humorist and 'folk philosopher' who was born in the second half of the 19th and lived into the first half of the 20th centuries.

Because 'bury the hatchet' is supposed to mean 'let's forget our differences and be at peace', Hubbard used it with humor to express the notion that the differences are often not truly forgotten and that people are apt to dredge up old hostilities at a moment's notice.

Best wishes,

Petra

[phorntita]

Originally Posted by pyoung

Dear Phorntita:

You may be interested in one of my favorite sayings, because it takes 'bury the hatchet' as its starting point:

'No one ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.' Kin Hubbard

Kin Hubbard was an American humorist and 'folk philosopher' who was born in the second half of the 19th and lived into the first half of the 20th centuries.

Because 'bury the hatchet' is supposed to mean 'let's forget our differences and be at peace', Hubbard used it with humor to express the notion that the differences are often not truly forgotten and that people are apt to dredge up old hostilities at a moment's notice.

Best wishes,

Petra

Dear Petra,
I agree with your suggestion and I guess your idea about this idiom will be the same as " Let's forgive & forget" right. And what it meant by your words " at a moment's notice" Could you advise me more?
Best wishes,
Phorntita

[pyoung]

Dear phorntita:

Yes, 'forgive and forget' works for me. At its barest, the expression means, 'Let's stop fighting.'

'At a moment's notice' means without advance warning, without planning, without considering for more than a moment. An equivalent, but more colorful, saying is, 'At the drop of a hat'.

Best wishes,

Petra

[phorntita]

Originally Posted by pyoung

Dear phorntita:

Yes, 'forgive and forget' works for me. At its barest, the expression means, 'Let's stop fighting.'

'At a moment's notice' means without advance warning, without planning, without considering for more than a moment. An equivalent, but more colorful, saying is, 'At the drop of a hat'.

Best wishes,

Petra

Dear Petra
I love the way you've used many interesting words that enhance my new vocabularies more every time I read your post. Don't hesitate to advise me if there are some / slight mistakes I made in my words choice on my post to you.
Best wishes,
Phorntita

[thedaffodils]

I always have a picture about 'bury the hatchet' - two groups of Indian American people use their weapons- hatchets to fight with each other. When they want to be at peace, they bury the weapons, therefore, 'bury the hatchet' refers to stop fighting, war, and arguements- sometimes, it might refer to compromise. I think this idiom focus on peace only, and it is not quite close to 'forgive and forget'.

There is an opposition idiom - dig up the hatchet, which means to start fighting again.

The idiom also reminds me of an English phrase - hatchet man.

hatchet man
INFORMAL
someone who is used for unpleasant and difficult or violent jobs

source: Cambridge Dictionary

I think it refers to such a man who always wants to fight with other people with his weapon either a hatchet or unkind words.

[SUDHKAMP]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

I always have a picture about 'bury the hatchet' - two groups of Indian American people use their weapons- hatchets to fight with each other. When they want to be at peace, they bury the weapons, therefore, 'bury the hatchet' refers to stop fighting, war, and arguements- sometimes, it might refer to compromise. I think this idiom focus on peace only, and it is not quite close to 'forgive and forget'.

There is an opposition idiom - dig up the hatchet, which means to start fighting again.

The idiom also reminds me of an English phrase - hatchet man.


source: Cambridge Dictionary

I think it refers to such a man who always wants to fight with other people with his weapon either a hatchet or unkind words.

I agree with you. The policy of `forgive and forget' is to remain docile in a hostile situation. It is also called BUDDHA Philosophy or non-violence policy.

Whereas burry the hatchet means agreeing to finish a vendetta after a long duration of fight.

[pyoung]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

I always have a picture about 'bury the hatchet' - two groups of Indian American people use their weapons- hatchets to fight with each other. When they want to be at peace, they bury the weapons, therefore, 'bury the hatchet' refers to stop fighting, war, and arguements- sometimes, it might refer to compromise. I think this idiom focus on peace only, and it is not quite close to 'forgive and forget'.

There is an opposition idiom - dig up the hatchet, which means to start fighting again.

The idiom also reminds me of an English phrase - hatchet man.


source: Cambridge Dictionary

I think it refers to such a man who always wants to fight with other people with his weapon either a hatchet or unkind words.

Dear Daffodils:

A 'hatchet man' is a mercenary person whose job it is to do other people's unpleasant and/or violent tasks. The expression is frequently used in politics to describe a person who, on someone else's orders, sees to it that the employer's enemies lose their jobs, suffer the defeat of their proposals, experience slanderous publicity, or experience other seriously negative occurrences.

Best wishes,

Petra

[phorntita]

Originally Posted by pyoung

Dear phorntita:

Yes, 'forgive and forget' works for me. At its barest, the expression means, 'Let's stop fighting.'

'At a moment's notice' means without advance warning, without planning, without considering for more than a moment. An equivalent, but more colorful, saying is, 'At the drop of a hat'.

Best wishes,

Petra

Dear Petra,
You know. your new saying to me ' At the drop of a hat ' ( if it meant ' Just a little short of time only' ) will be like our Thai saying ' Not longer than an elephant wagging its ears / 'Not longer than a snake sticking its tongue out ' Don't you think it's funny?

[phorntita]

Originally Posted by SUDHKAMP

I agree with you. The policy of `forgive and forget' is to remain docile in a hostile situation. It is also called BUDDHA Philosophy or non-violence policy.

Whereas burry the hatchet means agreeing to finish a vendetta after a long duration of fight.

I'll think of its different meaning one more time.

[pyoung]

Originally Posted by phorntita

Dear Petra,
You know. your new saying to me ' At the drop of a hat ' ( if it meant ' Just a little short of time only' ) will be like our Thai saying ' Not longer than an elephant wagging its ears / 'Not longer than a snake sticking its tongue out ' Don't you think it's funny?

Dear phorntita:

Yes, I do! Thanks for two new expressions! Now you can add: 'Two shakes of a lamb's tail,' and 'Quick as a wink.'