fling the hatchet

fling Verb

— If you fling something somewhere, you throw or push it away strongly, often carelessly or with strong emotion. He grabbed a book and flung it across the room angrily. The passenger door was flung open and a man jumped out. She walked in, shut the door, flung herself on her bed, and started to cry. She jumped into the water, flung her arms out and started splashing. She flung her coat over a chair and walked into the kitchen. — If you fling words at somebody, you say angry things to them. With everybody flinging accusations, she was worried about her future.

fling Noun

— If you have a fling with somebody, you have a short romantic or sexual relationship for fun. I had a brief fling with a boy I met in the summer. — A fling is a fun, carefree time. I wasn't serious about dancing. The lessons were just a fling.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

hatchet

— noun a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) — noun (= tomahawk) weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians