hatchet job



hatchet job

A very critical attack on someone or something, especially through media outlets. The movie critic did a real hatchet job on the new film in last week's paper.
See also: hatchet, job

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fatsanifah-TSAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Olivieroo-lee-VYE-roItalian
Holcomb['hɔlkəum]
Terenti-Georgian, Russian
Bada-Anglo-Saxon
Sandu-Romanian