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Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.
No axe to grind
  1. a bad situation
  2. to rebuke
  3. to act selflessly
  4. to confuse others

A
to act selflessly
B
to rebuke
C
to confuse others
D
a bad situation
Solution
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'No axe to grind' means to have a selfless reason for saying or doing something. E.g. He genuinely has no axe to grind for joining the politics. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.

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