English Explanatory Dictionary

take an axe to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To boldly demolish, delete, or discontinue (something).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to boldly and forcefully demolish, cut up, cut down, etc.

Word forms

take an axe to takes an axe to taking an axe to took an axe to taken an axe to

Related words

chainsaw consultant chopping block dead wood deadwood hatchet job slash take up the hatchet
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