take an axe to
To boldly demolish, delete, or discontinue (something).
How much you wanna bet on whether they're hatching secret plans to take an axe to the entire Social Security system?
axe
/æks/
noun 6verb 4name 2
Collocations
11(noun.) tool
VERB + AXE
brandish, carry, hold, wield
The carpenter carried his axe over his shoulder as he walked toward the forest.
chop sth down/up with, use | swing | sharpen
AXE + VERB
fall
The woodcutter's axe fell with a sharp crack as it split the log in two.
PREP
with an/the ~
The worker cut through the thick branches with an axe.
PHRASES
a blow from/of an axe
The woodcutter delivered a powerful blow from his axe and the tree began to fall.
(noun.) the axe: complete loss of sth/big reduction in sth
VERB + AXE
swing, wield
The woodcutter swung his axe at the fallen tree trunk with all his strength.
face
Many employees faced the axe when the company decided to downsize last year.
save sb/sth from
The community worked hard to save the old library from the axe.
AXE + VERB
fall
The company announced that the axe would fall on three departments by the end of the month.
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