Meanings of swing the axe in English

A new manager will often swing the axe to clear a path.

He stepped forward into the open, to have room to swing the axe.

He trained the tender gentlemen till they learned how to swing the axe in the forest.

Then he began to swing the axe.

She watched him swing the axe in a clean arc and thought that from this distance he could be any age.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has vowed to swing the axe after admitting his initial fears about certain players have been realised.

Industry heavyweights such as The Washington Post Co, The New York Times and McClatchy Co have also been forced to swing the axe.

In fact he split wood the same way everyone did: you set the log upright, you swing the axe, you split the wood.

The Wallabies mentor went into meltdown over two questions surrounding his immediate future and the growing threat that Rugby Australia will swing the axe.

Before Iydahoe could swing the axe, he felt gooey strands encircle his arm, quickly expanding into a cocoon around his chest, torso, and legs.

As we swing the axe it may catch on a bush or branch over our head, which causes a glancing blow and a possible accident.

Before beginning to chop the tree, cut away all the brush, vines, and undergrowth around its butt as far as you will swing the axe.

He tried to make him desist, then swung the axe for him.

She swung the axe down and split a log neatly in two.

CHANNEL 9 has reportedly swung the axe on The NRL Footy Show.

He took a deep breath and swung the axe one last time.