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词汇 an axe/ax is hanging over
释义
idioman axe/ax is hanging over(also sb/sth faces the axe/ax)used in order to say that someone is likely to lose their job, or that an organization, system etc is likely to be ended, usually because there is not enough money:The school is a happier place now that the axe that hung over its head is gone.The axe was hanging over 25,000 jobs at British Gas.The new recycling plan faces the axe in the city's latest budget.
Note You may also hear 'axe' used in other phrases with related meanings. For example, someone or something can 'escape the axe/ax' or be 'saved from the axe/ax' or 'be waiting for the axe/ax to fall'Policies, programs, and benefits designed to support working parents not only escaped the ax, they have been expanded.People with skill and experience and ability aren't waiting for the axe to fall. They're leaving now.
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