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
Tyko	-	Swedish
Nemo	NEE-mo (English)	Literature
Herschel	-	Yiddish
Ealdr&Aelig;D	-	Anglo-Saxon
Peredur	pe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Paige	PAYJ	English