take up the hatchet



take up the hatchet

To fight, especially in a violent manner. The feud has lasted for so long that neither family remembers why they took up the hatchet against the other.
See also: hatchet, take, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amara-Western African, Igbo
BrysonBRIE-sənEnglish
Yuzukiyoo-zoo-keeJapanese
GarrickGER-ik, GAR-ikEnglish
Xenia-Greek, Ancient Greek
Beatrise-Latvian