Zesty Y
2022-03-30 03:03
Send the helve after the hatchet phrase
To decide too hastily; to throw something away after encountering a setback
You had better not send the helve after the hatchet. Your decision today will define your tomorrow. B: Wait! I can fix that. Don't send the helve after the hatchet.
Don't send the helve after the hatchet or you would end up suffering regret about your decision.
If one stands pat on something, he or she sticks firmly to it.
Make a decision.
A decision made at the last possible moment
Make a decision based on one's feeling or intuition
Used to say that someone is so involved in a difficult situation that he/she cannot get out of.
The verb "send" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase alludes to the image of someone throwing away the handle ("helve") of a hatchet after the blade has broken off.
Do you see anything wrong?
Time is running out.
Time's a-wastin' and you're still enjoying breakfast?
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