i have no axe to grind
11have an axe to grind — (Slang) have a point of contention, have an issue that one wants to discuss …
12axe 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 …
13axe 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) …
14Axe 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 …
15an 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! …
16axe — (US also ax) ► NOUN 1) a heavy bladed tool used for chopping wood. 2) (the axe) severe cost cutting action. ► VERB ▪ cancel or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly. ● have an axe to grind Cf. ↑ …
17axe — ▪ I. axe axe 1 [æks] also ax verb [transitive] informal 1. JOBS if a company axes jobs, it suddenly dismisses people in those jobs in order to reduce costs: • The company announced plans to axe 300 jobs …
18grind — 1 verb past tense and past participle ground, 1 INTO SMALL PIECES (T) a) also grind up (T) to break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces b) AmE to cut food,… …
19axe — axe1 also ax AmE [æks] n 1.) a tool with a heavy metal blade on the end of a long handle, used to cut down trees or split pieces of wood →↑pickaxe 2.) the axe informal if someone gets the axe, they are dismissed from their job ▪ 100 workers are… …
20grind — [[t]gra͟ɪnd[/t]] grinds, grinding, ground 1) VERB If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. [V n] Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the… …
