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.
This is from Frankenstein
Explanation:
- The novel is about a series of letters from the explorer Robert Walton to his sister Margaret. It is about his dangerous voyage to the North Pole. In his first letter he tells her about the preparations that were made for their journey.
- In the following letters he tells her that he was isolated and had no one to share his dreams. But informs her that he is confident that he will achieve his dreams.
- He explains how the ship is stuck between two sheets of ice. They find a stranger who is weak and had starved for days. He refuses to board their ship. Walton and the stranger eventually become friends.
Answer:
To clarify the speakers argument
Answer:
The Tell-Tale Heart
Explanation:
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was about some detectives capturing a man who admits to the killing of an old man with a strange eye. The murder is carefully planned, and the killer killed the old man's by pulling his bed on top of the man and hiding the body under the floor.
I read this story on 7th grade, the things they taught me were terrifying.
Answer:
Allport argued we have three categories of traits: cardinal, secondary, & central.
Explanation:
