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
Astyanax	[æs'taiənæks]
Ananda	-	Tamil
Shaniqua	shə-NEE-kwə	African American (Modern)
JÁChym	-	Czech
Takara	tah-kah-ṙah	Japanese
Steffie	-	German (Rare)