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a hatchet job
a hatchet job
(informal) strong and unfair criticism of someone or something, especially on television or in a newspaper She did a real hatchet job on his latest novel in one of the Sunday papers.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Adelbert | | AH:-dəl-bərt (Dutch) | German, Dutch |
| Ilario | | - | Italian |
| Alexandrina | | al-əg-zan-DREE-nə (English) | Portuguese, English (Rare) |
| Jillie | | JIL-ee | English |
| Yenny | | - | Spanish (Latin American) |
| Kapua | | - | Hawaiian |