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词组 battle-ax
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battle-ax
Theme: WOMAN - NEGATIVE
n. a belligerent (old) woman. (Derogatory.)
Tell the old battle-ax she can go straight to blazes.I can handle any battle-ax. Send her on in.

battle-ax

A bossy, combative woman. Obviously referring to the ancient weapon, the figurative usage dates from the late 1800s. For example, “That battle-ax of a secretary guards her boss so no one can get in to see him.” The cliché is now heard less often and may be dying out.
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