Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To bury the hatchet
A) To dispute over small things
B) To destroy
C) To end a quarrel
D) To repair a costly furniture

Answer 1

Hint: An idiom is an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the phrase ‘to bury the hatchet’ refers to stopping fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'to dispute over small things', refers to fighting over little things, and not stop fighting.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given phrase ‘to bury the hatchet’.
Option (b.), ‘to destroy', refers to do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of something or someone.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given phrase ‘to bury the hatchet’.
Option (c.), ‘to end a quarrel', refers to ending a fight or disagreement.
Therefore, option (c.) is correct as its meaning is synonymous to that of the given phrase ‘to bury the hatchet’.
Option (d.), ‘to repair a costly furniture', is completely irrelevant to the meaning of the phrase ‘to bury the hatchet’.

Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

Note: Notice that ‘To bury the hatchet’ has the main verb ‘bury’. It can refer to setting aside something (something like a fight/quarrel/disagreement). The main verbs in the incorrect options are completely irrelevant to the meaning of ‘bury’.