throwing the hatchet

A form of throw the hatchet — Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”).

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of throw the hatchet
Cite this entry
APA

throwing the hatchet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20the%20hatchet

MLA

“throwing the hatchet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20the%20hatchet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throwing the hatchet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20the%20hatchet.

Source: throwing the hatchet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.