They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them.hatchet jobˈhatchet ˌjob noun [countable] British English informal 
They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He devotes several paragraphs to a hatchet job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them.
a newspaper article, television programme etc that criticizes someone severely and unfairlyhatchet job on They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them. They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them.- cheesecloth
- cheesed off
- cheese-paring
- cheesy
- cheetah
- Chee-tos
- Cheez Whiz
- chef
- Che Guevara
- Chekhov, Anton
- Chekhovian
- Chelsea
- Chelsea bun
- Chelsea Flower Show
- Chelsea pensioner
- Cheltenham
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- Cheltenham Ladies' College
- chemical
- chemical engineer
- chemical engineering
- chemically
- chemical reaction
- chemical warfare
- chemical weapon