ax to grind

Example Sentences

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Especially if you’re 1 of the 20 House Republicans with whom Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have an ax to grind.

From Slate

“If you look at the people who draw the analogies between Google and Facebook and TikTok, they’re either unsophisticated or they have an ax to grind in favor of TikTok,” said Dan Harris, a lawyer who works with foreign companies in China and writes the China Law Blog.

From New York Times

“To see the Vatican take this extreme step while there are priests who are in open defiance with the Church’s teachings breaks my heart,” she said, adding that “it sounds like a few leaders within the church have an ax to grind.”

From Washington Post

They suggested Perlasca wrote the memo implicating his boss after he had received threats and advice from a woman who had an ax to grind against Becciu.

From Seattle Times

Disgruntled Swifties are not the only ones with an ax to grind against Ticketmaster.

From Los Angeles Times