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Have an Ax to Grind 1100 Words You Need Week 7

Published on October 15th, 2019 | Last updated on October 15th, 2019 by | Category: 1100 Words You Need to Know Flashcards, English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Have an Ax to Grind 1100 Words You Need Week 7 | 65 Views | Reading Time: 1 minute

Have an ax to grind

Have an ax to grind

to have a strong opinion about something, which you often try to persuade other people is correct, to have a private reason for doing something, to have a selfish motive in the background:

Environmentalists have no political ax to grind – they just want to save the planet.

Fre: avoir une hache à acérer

Fa: نظری شخصی و خودخواهانه داشتن


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