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sheathe the sword

idiom
Meaning

To end a battle; to make peace.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    fall on one's sword

    To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.

  2. 02

    flesh one's maiden sword

    To experience or succeed in combat or struggle for the first time, as in the military or in politics.

  3. 03

    put to the sword

    To execute, especially by using a sword.

  4. 04

    sword and sorcery

    Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

  5. 05

    the pen is mightier than the sword

    More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

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