“Have an axe to grind” nghĩa là gì?

Đăng bởi Vanna Daisy - 09 Jan, 2021

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“Have an axe to grind” = có cái rìu để mài -> nghĩa là bày tỏ quan điểm, than phiền; nghĩa khác là “có một động cơ cá nhân”.

Ví dụ

I don't know Jerry Hollendorfer personally, nor do I have an axe to grind with him.

Plenty of people have an axe to grind with companies like Facebook and Google, which means the report should make for an interesting reading.

The people attempting to destroy the evidence (chứng cứ) definitely have an axe to grind.

She's only doing it out of kindness, she has no particular axe to grind.

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