sheathe the sword

sheathe the sword verb: to end a battle; to make peace.

Verb

sheathe the sword (third-person singular simple present sheathes the sword, present participle sheathing the sword, simple past and past participle sheathed the sword)

(idiomatic) To end a battle; to make peace.
- My wish and hope, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt some mode of...1777, John Wilkes, The Conquest of the Americans

একটি যুদ্ধ শেষ করা, শান্তি স্থাপন করা

third-person singular present	sheathes the sword
present participle	sheathing the sword
past participle	sheathed the sword
past	sheathed the sword

What does sheathe the sword mean?: Sheathe the sword means to end a battle; to make peace.
What is sheathe the sword in Bengali?: Sheathe the sword in Bengali is একটি যুদ্ধ শেষ করা, শান্তি স্থাপন করা. See Sheathe the sword meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sheathe the sword?: Sheathe the sword is a verb.
What is the past tense of sheathe the sword?: The past tense of sheathe the sword is sheathed the sword.

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