An Axe To Grind

To have a dispute with someone.



Origin: Axe’s were once used as weapons and grinding them sharpens the blade. Grinding an axe would prepare it for battle with whomever you had a dispute with

Ex: A man sees someone he hates walk past him and comments: Me and him have an Axxe to grind with each other



Spanish: pasar factura



German: auf seinen Vorteil bedacht sein