ax to grind
Example Sentences
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“That sort of thing to get away from special interest groups having an ax to grind then and then, abusing the corporate governance process for their ends,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Everyone who’s had an ax to grind about Geno is piling on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He didn’t come off as a man with an ax to grind, but a small, petty individual who had been taken advantage of by a much more powerful man he all but worshipped.
From Slate • May 14, 2024
The prosecutors pushed back that Yeartie was a disgruntled former employee with an ax to grind against Willis.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024
Don't suppose that every one who calls to see you has an office to seek or an ax to grind.
From For Woman's Love by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
