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1. nounhache f* * *1.ax US [æks] noun hache f2.to get the axe — (colloq) [employee] se faire virer (colloq)
transitive verb virer (colloq) [employee]; supprimer [jobs]; abandonner [plan]•• -
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axe, ax USA n1 lit hache f ;2 fig the axe has fallen le couperet est tombé ; to face the axe être menacé du couperet ; to get the axe ○ ( lose one's job) se faire virer ○ ; ( be cancelled) [plan] être abandonné ;to have an axe to grind servir un intérêt ; they have no axe to grind ils ne servent aucun intérêt. -
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1 noun∎ to have an axe to grind (ulterior motive) prêcher pour sa paroisse, être intéressé; (complaint) avoir un compte à régler;∎ figurative when the axe falls quand le couperet tombe∎ many educational grants have been axed un grand nombre de bourses d'études ont été supprimées;∎ to axe public expenditure faire des coupes claires dans les dépenses publiques►► axe murderer = assassin qui tue ses victimes à coups de hache
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axe to grind — If you have an axe to grind with someone or about something, you have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out. In American English, it is ax … The small dictionary of idiomes
axe to grind — A personal reason for getting involved • • • Main Entry: ↑axe … Useful english dictionary
axe to grind — If you have an axe to grind with someone or about something, you have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out. In American English, it is ax . (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
axe to grind — See an axe to grind … English idioms
Axe to grind — If you have an axe to grind with someone or about something, you have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out … Dictionary of English idioms
have an axe to grind — phrase to have an opinion or aim that influences your decisions and that you want other people to accept or consider an angry young man with an axe to grind Thesaurus: to have an opinion or opinionssynonym Main entry: axe * * * ˌhave an ˈaxe to… … Useful english dictionary
have an axe to grind — ► to have a strong opinion about something that you want other people to accept: »Most shareholders have no ax to grind other than keeping company management honest. Main Entry: ↑axe … Financial and business terms
have an axe to grind — If you have an axe to grind, you have personal reasons for becoming involved in something or adopting a particular attitude. It was decided that the best candidate would be selected by a recruitment agency who had no axe to grind within… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
have an axe to grind — ► have an axe to grind have a private reason for doing something. Main Entry: ↑axe … English terms dictionary
an axe to grind — noun a grievance, with implications of confrontation You had better believe I have an axe to grind with him after what he said about me! … Wiktionary
have an axe to grind — verb To have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something. There is not the least doubt, Gen. Cary said, that Mr. Cleveland is the most popular man … Wiktionary
