to have axes to grind (originally U.S. Politics): to have private ends to serve; now more commonly to have an axe to grind.
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释义 | society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > seek or look after one's own interest [verb (intransitive)] > have private ends to serve (1) to have axes to grind1815 to have axes to grind (originally U.S. Politics): to have private ends to serve; now more commonly to have an axe to grind. |
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