Theseus
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have an axe to grind [US 'ax' as also in derivatives, like 'pickax' and 'broadax']
1. to have a selfish reason for saying or doing something:-
--The best reporting is done by people who don't have an axe to grind.
--After you get the same complaints from a number of people, you begin to think it may not be just people who have personal axes to grind.
2. to have a strong opinion about something that influences your actions:-
--I don't have an axe to grind about the fact that Christmas has become commercialised. :inno::cheek:
1. to have a selfish reason for saying or doing something:-
--The best reporting is done by people who don't have an axe to grind.
--After you get the same complaints from a number of people, you begin to think it may not be just people who have personal axes to grind.
2. to have a strong opinion about something that influences your actions:-
--I don't have an axe to grind about the fact that Christmas has become commercialised. :inno::cheek:
