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have an axe to grind

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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.

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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. THE FIGURE OF JESUS IN POPULAR ISLAM by Ziad, Homayra / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 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. REFORMS SHOULDN'T UNDERCUT THE CIVIL JURY SYSTEM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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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.

THE FIGURE OF JESUS IN POPULAR ISLAM by Ziad, Homayra / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

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.

REFORMS SHOULDN'T UNDERCUT THE CIVIL JURY SYSTEM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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