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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jon (1)	YOON (Swedish, Norwegian), YON (Danish, Basque)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Basque
Leslie	LEZ-lee, LES-lee	English
Johanneke	yo-HAHN-nə-kə	Dutch
Natasha	nə-TASH-ə (English)	Russian, English
Mykhaylo	-	Ukrainian
Uriel	YUWR-ee-əl (English)	Biblical, Hebrew