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idiomsb has an axe/ax to grindused in order to say that a person or group has an aim that they want to achieve, or a strong opinion about what should happen, and that you think this may stop them from being fair and reasonable ◆ often used in the negative:Secondary school pupils should get careers advice from specialist advisers who don't have an axe to grind in persuading them to take any particular subject.It's true that Bullett had a personal ax to grind, but the fact remains, he did have the courage to tell the President he was wrong.
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