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单词 meat ax
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meat ax

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noun

cleaver (def. 2).
Informal. a drastic or ruthless procedure or approach, especially for reducing or trimming something, as expenditures: The committee used a meat ax on the recreation budget.

Origin of meat ax

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby meat ax

measuringworm, meat, meatal, meat and drink to one, meat and potatoes, meat ax, meataxe, meatball, Meath, meathead, meat hook

Definition for meat ax (2 of 2)

meat-ax
[ meet-aks ]
/ ˈmitˌæks /

adjective Informal.

drastic or severe: meat-ax defense cuts.
favoring or advocating drastic reductions: a meat-ax approach to the budget.
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Example sentences from the Web for meat ax

  • I wish she would—if you're going to look like a meat-ax, Shad Wells.

    The Vagrant Duke|George Gibbs
  • It's nuf to make anybody go put his head under a meat-ax, so it is!

    Capitola's Peril|Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
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