axe to grind



axe to grind

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pa-Hmong
ChadCHADEnglish
Raschellerə-SHELEnglish (Rare)
TomaŽ-Slovene
MertonMUR-tənEnglish
Jone[dʒɔ:]