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throws the hatchet

throws the hatchet is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 throws the hatchet

What is throws the hatchet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws the hatchet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the hatchet.

Words near throws the hatchet in the dictionary

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

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