ax to grind

Example Sentences

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It has no ideological ax to grind, although it makes a persuasive case for the expansiveness of American poetry as a parallel to the definition of Americanness itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

The play hasn’t any ax to grind.

From Los Angeles Times

So, I have a little bit of an ax to grind about it.

From Los Angeles Times

As he explained to reporters, “I think the nomination is going to go forward,” adding that while he had not reviewed the affidavit, he had “grave doubts as to the substance” and believed that its author “has an ax to grind.”

From Slate

Kinch told the paper he was not racist and that he was being targeted by colleagues with “an ax to grind.”

From Salon