axe 成语

an axe to grind

a point to discuss or argue about Jason had an axe to grind at the meeting - job security.

axe to grind

(See an axe to grind)

battleaxe

cranky woman, a bitch Marlene - that old battleaxe - is spreading lies about me.

get axed

be fired, be dismissed He got axed for stealing funds.

give you the axe

fire you, dismiss you, get the axe (see get axed) """Why did they give her the axe?"" ""For stealing company money."""

axe

1. to ask
2. a guitar

axe wound

vagina

axeman

American slang for a man who plays a musical instrument, especially a guitar

banjaxed

1. ruined, defeated; originally Anglo-Irish use, popularized by the UK radio/TV presenter Terry Wogan with his book of the same name
2. drunk, by extension of meaning 1.

death and taxes

Idiom(s): death and taxes

Theme: DAYDREAM

death, which is inevitable, and the payment of taxes, which is unavoidable. (A saying that emphasizes the rigor with which taxes are collected. Fixed order.)
• There is nothing as certain on this old planet as death and taxes.
• Max said he could get out of anything except death and taxes.

Get the axe

If you get the axe, you lose your job. ('Get the ax' is the American spelling.)

Have an Axe to Grind

To have a dispute with someone.

death and taxes, certain as

death and taxes, certain as
Also, sure as death and taxes. Bound to occur, inevitable, as in His business is going to fail, certain as death and taxes. This phrase was invented by Benjamin Franklin in a letter (1789) and has been repeated ever since, the government's recurring need for revenue probably assuring its continued popularity.

More Idioms/Phrases

deafening deal out dear dear me death death and taxes, certain as death knell death of debt deceased deck

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