It is time to bury the hatchet and be friends again.
bury the hatchet
idiomTo cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
Origin
disputed originThe phrase is an allusion to the figurative or literal practice of putting away the tomahawk at the cessation of hostilities among or by Native Americans in the Eastern United States, specifically during the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy, and in Iroquois custom in general. Weapons were to be buried or otherwise cached in time of peace.
After years of arguing about the property line, the neighbors finally decided to bury the hatchet.
Despite their long history of political disagreement, the two leaders chose to bury the hatchet for the sake of the country's future.
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bury one's head in the sand
To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
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bury the lede
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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hatchet man
A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
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take up the hatchet
To declare war or go to war.