Idiom
sheathe the sword
Meaning
To end a battle; to make peace.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is time to sheathe the sword and stop this argument.”
“After years of bitter competition, both companies decided to sheathe the sword and work together on the new project.”
“The weary king chose to sheathe the sword, recognizing that further bloodshed would only destroy the kingdom he sought to protect.”
Examples
simple
“It is time to sheathe the sword and stop this argument.”
contextual
“After years of bitter competition, both companies decided to sheathe the sword and work together on the new project.”
complex
“The weary king chose to sheathe the sword, recognizing that further bloodshed would only destroy the kingdom he sought to protect.”
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