take an axe to
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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- leave (something) in ruins
- kill (something) stone dead
- kill something stone dead
- burn through
- burn through (something)
- make hamburger out of someone/something
- break the back of
- break the back of (something)
- break the back of something
- knock the bottom out