take an axe to

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To boldly demolish, delete, or discontinue (something). idiomatic
    — How much you wanna bet on whether they're hatching secret plans to take an axe to the entire Social Security system?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to boldly and forcefully demolish, cut up, cut down, etc.
    — The firefighters were not messing around — they took an axe to the locked door.

词形变化

takes an axe to present,singular,third-person taking an axe to participle,present took an axe to past taken an axe to participle,past
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