Have an Axe to Grind

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

have an axe to grind: to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something:

مه‌رامه‌كی هه‌یه‌

Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet.

ژینگه‌ پارێزان هیچ مه‌رامه‌كی سیاسییان نییه‌ - ته‌نها ده‌یانه‌وێ ئه‌م هه‌ساره‌یه‌ بپارێزن.