Multiple choice

Directions: Select the right meaning of the phrase given below from the given choices.

To have an axe to grind.

  1. a private end to serve

  2. to fail to arouse interest

  3. to have no result

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'to have an axe to grind' means having a selfish or ulterior motive for an action. Option A correctly captures this meaning - having a personal agenda to serve. Option B suggests failing to create interest, which is unrelated. Option C implies having no result, which contradicts the purpose of grinding an axe.

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