In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Take up the hatchet

Options

A. behave formally
B. pursue a chance
C. be caught in a trap
D. prepare for or go to war

Answer

D

Explanation

prepare for or go to war take up the hatchet: to make or declare war Look at the sentence :
• He induced the tribes to take up the hatchet against the English.