Idiom
take an axe to
Meaning
To boldly demolish, delete, or discontinue (something).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company decided to take an axe to the old budget.”
“The new manager took an axe to the outdated rules that were slowing down our daily work.”
“Faced with a mounting deficit, the board took an axe to several long-standing projects to ensure the organization's survival.”
Examples
simple
“The company decided to take an axe to the old budget.”
contextual
“The new manager took an axe to the outdated rules that were slowing down our daily work.”
complex
“Faced with a mounting deficit, the board took an axe to several long-standing projects to ensure the organization's survival.”
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