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have an axe to grind

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have an axe to grind
to have a strong opinion about something, which you are often trying to persuade other people is correct. As a novelist, he has no political axe to grind.
See also: axe, grind

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I have an axe to grind," said Tarif Khalidi, professor and fellow of the faculty of Oriental Studies at Cambridge University.
Peremptory challenges allow lawyers on all sides to excuse jurors who might have an axe to grind or a hidden agenda - even a subconscious one.
 
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