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AE 1211 - Expression: Have an Axe to Grind

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How to Get an Axe Out of an Egg

Hatch it is a small axe with a short handle that you use with one hand. A hatch it here is spelled H-A-T-C-H-E-T, which means to cause an egg to open and produce a young animal. Today's expression is to have an axe to grind - the same word as 'hatch' or 'hatched' So yeah, if you often have a bit of an issue, you've got a problem with someone, you want to resolve that thing, you have an axe To Grind.

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