axe to grind

A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pankratiy	-	Russian
Zola	['zəulə]
Yousef	-	Arabic
Agnesa	-	Slovak
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Jennie	JEN-ee (English)	English, Swedish