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To have an axe to grind

  • A.A private end to serve
  • B.To fail to arouse interest
  • C.To have no result
  • D.To work for both sides
  • E.None of these

Answer: A

It means a private end to serve.

To have an axe to grind is to have a selfish motive behind an apparently disinterested act, from Franklin's story of the man who flattered a boy into turning the grindstone for him.

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