No axe to grind?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="am">am</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> “<span word="my">my</span>” <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="biased">biased</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="motivations">motivations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="praising">praising</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="supposing">supposing</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p>“<span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="axe">axe</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spelt">spelt</span> “<span word="ax">ax</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="way">way</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="spellings">spellings</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> (<span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>) <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span>:</p>
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