Meanings of give the axe in English

The shaman chuckled and gave the axe a flip, causing it to strike Skylan on the chin.

Mad Max has been given the axe.

He managed with hard work to cut some of them through, and then gave the axe to Redmond.

Granted, those jobs will be eliminated alongside the redundant and poor-selling models that have finally been given the axe.

He took a deep breath, calculating the distance, and gave the axe another swing, putting everything he had behind it.

Among those given the axe were Rick Wagoner and Fritz Henderson, two of the three CEOs the company had last year.

The rope was secured; then the Indian, giving the axe to Peter, told him to swim off with it to the log.

The basis of these claims, Moyane's attorneys told the commission in October, automatically gave the axed Sars boss the right to cross-examine the minister.

"Ah, that is capital indeed!" cried Jack, at the same time giving the axe a wrench that plucked it out of the tough wood.