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idiombe a/the hatchet manto do the unpleasant things in a company or organization that more powerful people do not want to do themselves, such as making unpopular changes or giving people bad news ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:The Vice President said that he does not intend to be the Republican hatchet man, but he will attack the Democrats at every point where they are vulnerable.Union officials claimed that Bright had been brought in as a hatchet man to cut jobs in vital parts of the Health Service.
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