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View definitions for ax to grind

ax to grind

noun as in hidden motive

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"Cohen had an ax to grind because he did not appreciate what President Trump did or did not do for him after he became president of the U.S.,"

From Salon

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

But by turning the star witness into the corroborating witness, prosecutors may lessen the damage of the fact that their star, Cohen, is a deeply flawed witness with a series of criminal convictions in his past, including for perjury, and with an enormous ax to grind against Trump.

From Slate

This statement, by an insider with no ax to grind, unmistakably connects the charged payoffs with the election, a crucial nexus to making the conduct a felony.

From Slate

You change it by creating, by not having an ax to grind.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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