In each of the given questions, three sentences are given with a phrase/idiom highlighted in bold. You have to select the answer choice that states the combination of statements in which the idiom has been correctly used.

I. My father buried the hatchet by equally diving the pasta between me and my sister.

II. He belled the cat when he was trying to escape the prison.

III. Whenever her mother complained of her excessive use of her mobile phone, Anu turned a deaf ear.