take up the hatchet

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To declare war or go to war. archaic,idiomatic

词形变化

takes up the hatchet present,singular,third-person taking up the hatchet participle,present took up the hatchet past taken up the hatchet participle,past

词源

Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.
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