ax to grind

[ax to grind] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to gain for yourself: a selfish reason.

* /In praising movies for classroom use he has an ax to grind; he sells motion picture equipment./

* /When Charles told the teacher he saw Arthur copying his homework from Jim, he had an ax to grind; Arthur would not let Charles copy from him./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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