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kirill115 [55]
3 years ago
7

Which is the best explanation of the idiomatic expression "an axe to grind"?

English
2 answers:
abruzzese [7]3 years ago
8 0
The meaning of have an axe to grind<span> is:</span>
<span>The definition of </span>have an axe to grind<span> is: </span>

(idiom) to have a problem with something or someone

Example Sentences:

I have an axe to grind with my roommate because she’s always borrowing my clothes without asking!

The student had an axe to grind with his teacher, because he received a low mark on his presentation.

Helga [31]3 years ago
8 0

The correct answer is option letter C (a problem to resolve). By definition, to have an axe to grind is <u><em>to have a complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss</em></u>. For instance, “<em>I think the boss </em><u><em>has a bit of an axe to grind</em></u><em> with the employees over the way the account was handled</em>”. Here the phrase means that the boss has a problem to work out with the employees. It is difficult to trace the origin of the phrase, but it is commonly attributed to <em>Benjamin Franklin</em>; however, other opinions point to another author who also lived in Pennsylvania, USA.

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