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throwing the hatchet

throwing the hatchet is the present participle and gerund of throw the hatchet.

Meaning of throw the hatchet

Verb

throw the hatchet (third-person singular simple present throws the hatchet, present participle throwing the hatchet, simple past threw the hatchet, past participle thrown the hatchet)

  1. Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”).

Questions about throwing the hatchet

What is throwing the hatchet the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing the hatchet is the present participle and gerund of throw the hatchet.

Words near throwing the hatchet in the dictionary

  1. throwing the baby out with the bathwater
  2. throwing the book at
  3. throwing the bull
  4. throwing the bull around
  5. throwing the handkerchief
  6. throwing the hatchet
  7. throwing the rulebook at
  8. throwing them bows
  9. throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks
  10. throwing to the dogs
  11. throwing to the lions

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