axe

an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something)

1. The threat of being fired. There's definitely going to be an axe hanging over me if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault.

2. The threat of being destroyed or ended. I worry that there's an axe hanging over our initiative now that our funding's been slashed.

an ax(e) to grind

1. A complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. I think the boss has a bit of an axe to grind with you over the way the account was handled.

2. A personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. It was boy's-club attitudes like yours that made my time at school a living hell, so yeah, I have a bit of an ax to grind. I don't have an axe to grind here—I just want to know the truth.

get axed

To be fired. I'm going to get axed if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault.

get the ax(e)

1. To be fired. I'm going to get the axe if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault.

2. To be ended or stopped abruptly. I'm so disappointed that my favorite show got the axe this year.

give (one) the ax(e)

To dismiss one from one's job; to fire one. The boss is going to give me the axe if he finds out that printing error was my fault.

have an ax(e) to grind

1. To have a complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. I think the boss has a bit of an axe to grind with you over the way the account was handled.

2. To have a personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. It was boy's-club attitudes like yours that made my time at school a living hell, so yeah, I have a bit of an ax to grind. I don't have an ax to grind here—I just want to know the truth.

no ax(e) to grind

1. No complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. No, the boss has no axe to grind with us, thanks to Bob taking full responsibility for that printing mishap.

2. No personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. If Jenny said she forgives you, then it sounds like she's got no ax to grind with you. During the interview, the senator promised there no axe to grind ahead of the Ethics Committee's investigation.

(old) battle-ax(e)

A strong-willed, argumentative woman, typically older in age, who is considered overbearing or domineering. My grandmother was always the matriarch of the entire family, an old battle-axe who answered to no one but God. I gained a reputation of being a bit of a battle ax in the office because of how outspoken and unbending I am about certain issues.

take an axe to

To destroy or attempt to destroy something, usually something intangible. I'm worried that Sarah will want to take an axe to her whole project after hearing your criticism. Congress is going to take an axe to some of the existing laws once the new term starts. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take an axe to the treehouse since it's so rotted.

the ax(e)

Dismissal from employment. Usually used after "get" or "give." They gave me the ax for sleeping on the job. After they announced cutbacks, a lot of us were afraid of getting the axe.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get axed

Fig. to get fired. Betty and two of her friends got axed today.

have an ax(e) to grind

Fig. to have something to complain about. Tom, I need to talk to you. I have an ax to grind. Bill and Bob went into the other room to argue. They had an axe to grind.

old battle-axe

a bossy old woman. She is such an old battle-axe. I'll bet she's hell to live with.

get the ax

Also, get the boot or bounce or can or heave-ho or hook or sack . Be discharged or fired, expelled, or rejected. For example, He got the ax at the end of the first week, or The manager was stunned when he got the boot himself, or We got the bounce in the first quarter, or The pitcher got the hook after one inning, or Bill finally gave his brother-in-law the sack. All but the last of these slangy expressions date from the 1870s and 1880s. They all have variations using give that mean "to fire or expel someone," as in Are they giving Ruth the ax?Get the ax alludes to the executioner's ax, and get the boot to literally booting or kicking someone out. Get the bounce alludes to being bounced out; get the can comes from the verb can, "to dismiss," perhaps alluding to being sealed in a container; get the heave-ho alludes to heave in the sense of lifting someone bodily, and get the hook is an allusion to a fishing hook. Get the sack, first recorded in 1825, probably came from French though it existed in Middle Dutch. The reference here is to a workman's sac ("bag") in which he carried his tools and which was given back to him when he was fired. Also see give someone the air.

an axe hanging over someone

If there is an axe hanging over someone, they are likely to lose their job soon. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. I wouldn't say there's an axe hanging over him but he's only got another season to put everything right.

an axe hanging over something

If there is an axe hanging over something, that thing is likely to be destroyed or ended soon. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. The axe was hanging over 600 jobs at oil giant BP last night.

get the axe

get the chop

1. If someone gets the axe or gets the chop, they lose their job. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. Business managers, executives and technical staff are all getting the axe. I've often wondered whether I'd have got the chop, if I'd stayed long enough to find out. Note: You can also say that someone is given the axe or is given the chop. She was last night given the axe from the hit TV show.

2. If something such as a project or part of a business gets the axe or gets the chop, it is ended suddenly. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. That is one of the TV shows likely to get the axe. Services to major towns and cities across England are getting the chop or being reduced. Note: You can also say that something is given the axe or is given the chop. A few days previously, the Westoe Colliery, the last pit in the region, was given the axe.

have an axe to grind

COMMON If someone has an axe to grind, they have particular attitudes about something, often because they think they have been treated badly or because they want to get an advantage. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. Lord Gifford believed cases should be referred by an independent agency which, as he put it, doesn't have an axe to grind. He didn't have a critical ax to grind. He was very open-minded about other people's work. Note: You can also say that you have no axe to grind to deny that your strong opinions about something are based on personal reasons. The unions insist they have no axe to grind, because they will represent operators wherever they work. Note: There are several explanations for the origin of this expression. One is a story told by Benjamin Franklin about a man who managed to get his own axe sharpened by asking a boy to show him how his father's grindstone worked.

have an axe to grind

have a private, sometimes malign, motive for doing or being involved in something.

The expression originated in a story told by Benjamin Franklin and was used first in the USA, especially with reference to politics, but it is now in general use.

1997 Times I am a non-smoker, and have no personal axe to grind.

have an ˈaxe to grind

(usually used in negative sentences) have private, often selfish, reasons for being involved in something: Having no particular political axe to grind, he stood for election as an independent candidate.

axe

n. a musical instrument. (Originally a saxophone.) Get out your axe and let’s jam.

get the ax

verb

See get the sack

axe to grind

A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind.

词组	axe
释义	axe an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something) 1. The threat of being fired. There's definitely going to be an axe hanging over me if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault. 2. The threat of being destroyed or ended. I worry that there's an axe hanging over our initiative now that our funding's been slashed. See also: hanging, over an ax(e) to grind 1. A complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. I think the boss has a bit of an axe to grind with you over the way the account was handled. 2. A personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. It was boy's-club attitudes like yours that made my time at school a living hell, so yeah, I have a bit of an ax to grind. I don't have an axe to grind here—I just want to know the truth. See also: grind get axed To be fired. I'm going to get axed if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault. See also: axe, get get the ax(e) 1. To be fired. I'm going to get the axe if the boss finds out that printing error was my fault. 2. To be ended or stopped abruptly. I'm so disappointed that my favorite show got the axe this year. See also: get give (one) the ax(e) To dismiss one from one's job; to fire one. The boss is going to give me the axe if he finds out that printing error was my fault. See also: give have an ax(e) to grind 1. To have a complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. I think the boss has a bit of an axe to grind with you over the way the account was handled. 2. To have a personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. It was boy's-club attitudes like yours that made my time at school a living hell, so yeah, I have a bit of an ax to grind. I don't have an ax to grind here—I just want to know the truth. See also: grind, have no ax(e) to grind 1. No complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. No, the boss has no axe to grind with us, thanks to Bob taking full responsibility for that printing mishap. 2. No personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. If Jenny said she forgives you, then it sounds like she's got no ax to grind with you. During the interview, the senator promised there no axe to grind ahead of the Ethics Committee's investigation. See also: grind, no (old) battle-ax(e) A strong-willed, argumentative woman, typically older in age, who is considered overbearing or domineering. My grandmother was always the matriarch of the entire family, an old battle-axe who answered to no one but God. I gained a reputation of being a bit of a battle ax in the office because of how outspoken and unbending I am about certain issues. take an axe to To destroy or attempt to destroy something, usually something intangible. I'm worried that Sarah will want to take an axe to her whole project after hearing your criticism. Congress is going to take an axe to some of the existing laws once the new term starts. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take an axe to the treehouse since it's so rotted. See also: axe, take the ax(e) Dismissal from employment. Usually used after "get" or "give." They gave me the ax for sleeping on the job. After they announced cutbacks, a lot of us were afraid of getting the axe. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get axed Fig. to get fired. Betty and two of her friends got axed today. See also: axe, get have an ax(e) to grind Fig. to have something to complain about. Tom, I need to talk to you. I have an ax to grind. Bill and Bob went into the other room to argue. They had an axe to grind. See also: ax, grind, have old battle-axe a bossy old woman. She is such an old battle-axe. I'll bet she's hell to live with. See also: old McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. get the ax Also, get the boot or bounce or can or heave-ho or hook or sack . Be discharged or fired, expelled, or rejected. For example, He got the ax at the end of the first week, or The manager was stunned when he got the boot himself, or We got the bounce in the first quarter, or The pitcher got the hook after one inning, or Bill finally gave his brother-in-law the sack. All but the last of these slangy expressions date from the 1870s and 1880s. They all have variations using give that mean "to fire or expel someone," as in Are they giving Ruth the ax?Get the ax alludes to the executioner's ax, and get the boot to literally booting or kicking someone out. Get the bounce alludes to being bounced out; get the can comes from the verb can, "to dismiss," perhaps alluding to being sealed in a container; get the heave-ho alludes to heave in the sense of lifting someone bodily, and get the hook is an allusion to a fishing hook. Get the sack, first recorded in 1825, probably came from French though it existed in Middle Dutch. The reference here is to a workman's sac ("bag") in which he carried his tools and which was given back to him when he was fired. Also see give someone the air. See also: ax, get The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. an axe hanging over someone If there is an axe hanging over someone, they are likely to lose their job soon. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. I wouldn't say there's an axe hanging over him but he's only got another season to put everything right. See also: axe, hanging, over, someone an axe hanging over something If there is an axe hanging over something, that thing is likely to be destroyed or ended soon. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. The axe was hanging over 600 jobs at oil giant BP last night. See also: axe, hanging, over, something get the axe or get the chop 1. If someone gets the axe or gets the chop, they lose their job. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. Business managers, executives and technical staff are all getting the axe. I've often wondered whether I'd have got the chop, if I'd stayed long enough to find out. Note: You can also say that someone is given the axe or is given the chop. She was last night given the axe from the hit TV show. 2. If something such as a project or part of a business gets the axe or gets the chop, it is ended suddenly. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. That is one of the TV shows likely to get the axe. Services to major towns and cities across England are getting the chop or being reduced. Note: You can also say that something is given the axe or is given the chop. A few days previously, the Westoe Colliery, the last pit in the region, was given the axe. See also: axe, get have an axe to grind COMMON If someone has an axe to grind, they have particular attitudes about something, often because they think they have been treated badly or because they want to get an advantage. Note: `Axe' is spelled `ax' in American English. Lord Gifford believed cases should be referred by an independent agency which, as he put it, doesn't have an axe to grind. He didn't have a critical ax to grind. He was very open-minded about other people's work. Note: You can also say that you have no axe to grind to deny that your strong opinions about something are based on personal reasons. The unions insist they have no axe to grind, because they will represent operators wherever they work. Note: There are several explanations for the origin of this expression. One is a story told by Benjamin Franklin about a man who managed to get his own axe sharpened by asking a boy to show him how his father's grindstone worked. See also: axe, grind, have Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. have an axe to grind have a private, sometimes malign, motive for doing or being involved in something. The expression originated in a story told by Benjamin Franklin and was used first in the USA, especially with reference to politics, but it is now in general use. 1997 Times I am a non-smoker, and have no personal axe to grind. See also: axe, grind, have Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary have an ˈaxe to grind (usually used in negative sentences) have private, often selfish, reasons for being involved in something: Having no particular political axe to grind, he stood for election as an independent candidate. See also: axe, grind, have Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary axe n. a musical instrument. (Originally a saxophone.) Get out your axe and let’s jam. get the ax verb See get the sack See also: ax, get McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions axe to grind A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind. See also: axe, grind American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: an ax(e) hanging over (someone or something) an axe hanging over someone an axe hanging over something ax get axed get the boot give somebody/get the boot get the ax get the ax(e) get the axe References in periodicals archive Sickened Robbie Porteous, of the Moffat Woodland Trust, in the play area in Moffat, and (inset) the axe damage done to the equipment Axe vandal's attack in park; Rampage described as"sickening" Interestingly there is phenomenon about the usage of an axe in Bokalaka ward in Molepolole. Roving axe connects community Hussaini said he throws axes for fun at trees in his yard and wants to bring that experience to others. Lombard wants to 'Kick Axe' Sam thought about this and decided that there was a potential market for a well-made and well-finished axe, at that time an essential tool for every farmer, pioneer and builder. Early ingenuity put a sharp edge: ON FLEDGLING AMERICAN AXE INDUSTRY By the 8th or 9th century, the socketed axe developed into the hollowing chisel, which had an open socket and a concave blade. MANUFACTURE TECHNOLOGY OF SOCKETED IRON AXES While Kick Axe mainly caters to casual players, there are locations across the country where enthusiasts play the sport competitively. Ax throwing gains in popularity as pastime, sport "There's nothing like an axe to break the ice or bury the hatchet!" Competitors will one day hope to hit the dizzy heights of legend Doug McManaman, a man who split open a carrot with a 21.66ft tomahawk throw. Just the hatchet job for that corporate event Middleton said he never held the axe or hit Mr Denton with it. Killing was 'self defence' Unilever created a three-part video series on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/ AXE) that highlights the significance of the collaboration, their individual paths to success and the genesis of the new Kilo design. P-Rod bottles Los Angeles street culture for Axe Soldiers from 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company), part of 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, known as The Welsh Gunners, held their annual parade for the last time at Albemarle Barracks near Ouston in Northumberland. Final parade for historic battle axe This is the third trash company in three years that the City of Bad Axe will employ for trash pickup services. Bad axe, MI selects Diva Disposal Ian is a member of the Knife, Axe and TomahawK Throwing Association which is a hecK of hobby to have on your CV when applying for a job. Any axes to grind? Los Angeles, CA, October 19, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Naked Sky Entertainment is proud to announce MAX AXE, a pulse-pounding, axe-flinging action game available on the App Store October 31st for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Naked Sky Entertainment Announces MAX AXE for iOS Platforms. Releasing on October 31st, 2013. THIS ice axe bought at a car boot sale for PS2 could have been on top of the world. The PS2 car boot ice axe used to conquer Everest; INSCRIPTION OF 1956 EXPEDITION REVEALED AS RETIRED 66-YR-OLD CLEARS OUT HIS SHED
随便看	take someone's part take someone's point take someone's word take someone to law take someone to task take someone to the cleaners take (someone) to the mat take someone to the woodshed take (someone) under (one's) wing take someone under your wing take something take something amiss take (something) amiss take something as/for gospel/gospel truth take something as gospel take (something) as gospel take (something) as it comes take something as it comes take something as read take (something) as (the) gospel truth take something by storm take (something) by the throat take (something) down a thousand take (something) for a drive take (something) for a ride