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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Lieselotte		LEE-ze-law-tə	German
Wati		-	Indonesian, Malay
Masuyo		mah-soo-yo	Japanese
Yuda		YOO-dah	Indonesian
Coretta		kə-RET-ə	English
Illarion		-	Russian

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