hatchet job

hatchet job
a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal. Also called ax job.
[1940-45]

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  • hatchet\ job — n. phr. slang 1. The act of saying or writing terrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf of one s boss or organization. When Phil makes speeches against the competition exaggerating their weaknesses, he is doing the hatchet job …   Словарь американских идиом

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