hatchet job

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
    — That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.
  2. An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.
    — This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!

词形变化

hatchet jobs plural
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