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What is axe to grind?To have a grievance with someone, especially where one feels the need to seek damaging retribution. "Five years ago that guy stole my idea for an invention and made tons of money off it! I've had an axe to grind with him ever since. My latest invention will put him out of business for sure, you'll see! Muwahahahaha!!" axe to grind - videoAxe to grind - what is it?To have an ulterior motive, especially hidden behind a friendly demeanor. From a story attributed to Ben Franklin and later Charles Miner, in which a friendly stranger asks a youth for the use of a grindstone to sharpen his axe, but tricks the youth into doing all of the work. "When I see a merchant over-polite to his customers ... thinks I, that man has an axe to grind." What does "axe to grind" mean?To have a grievance with someone, especially where one feels the need to seek damaging retribution. "Five years ago that guy stole my idea for an invention and made tons of money off it! I've had an axe to grind with him ever since. My latest invention will put him out of business for sure, you'll see! Muwahahahaha!!" |
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