Usually means: Hold a personal or selfish motive.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word have an axe to grind:

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  1. have an axe to grind: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. Have an axe to grind: Phrase Finder
  3. have an axe to grind: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. have an axe to grind: Idioms



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