- wield an axe
- работать топором
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работать топором (ax, wield an axe, axe)
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
wield the axe — take an axe to sth/wield the axe ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT to decide to get rid of a large number of employees or to no longer provide particular services: »Legislators are considering taking an ax to the latest spending plans. »Companies have… … Financial and business terms
take an axe to sth/wield the axe — ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT to decide to get rid of a large number of employees or to no longer provide particular services: »Legislators are considering taking an ax to the latest spending plans. »Companies have to know how to wield the axe when … Financial and business terms
axe — ▪ I. axe axe 1 [æks] also ax verb [transitive] informal 1. JOBS if a company axes jobs, it suddenly dismisses people in those jobs in order to reduce costs: • The company announced plans to axe 300 jobs … Financial and business terms
axe — n. 1) to swing, wield an axe 2) (misc.) to have an axe to grind ( to seek personal advantage ) * * * [æks] wield anaxe to swing (misc.) to have an axe to grind ( to seek personal advantage ) … Combinatory dictionary
axe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (esp. BrE) (AmE usually ax) noun 1 tool VERB + AXE ▪ brandish (esp. BrE), carry, heft (esp. AmE), hold, wield ▪ A man used to wielding an axe fought best on foot … Collocations dictionary
wield — verb Wield is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑axe, ↑bat, ↑brush, ↑clout, ↑gun, ↑hammer, ↑influence, ↑knife, ↑pen, ↑power, ↑spear, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
take an axe to sth — take an axe to sth/wield the axe ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT to decide to get rid of a large number of employees or to no longer provide particular services: »Legislators are considering taking an ax to the latest spending plans. »Companies have… … Financial and business terms
handle — vb 1 Handle, manipulate, wield, swing, ply are comparable when they mean to deal with or manage with or as if with the hands typically in an easy, skillful, or dexterous manner. Handle implies the acquirement of skill sufficient to accomplish one … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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