Idiom: An Axe to Grind Posted on 18th December 201818th December 2018 by DoubleClick An Axe to Grind: A strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept Example: We should not become the contract terms and condition as the company has already decided and there are too many axes of his own to grind. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Posted in Idiom and tagged idiom A.