كيف تنطق "take an axe to"

expression

TAYK an AKS too

TAYK un AKS TOO

التعريف

To physically chop with an axe, or more commonly, to drastically reduce or eliminate something, such as jobs, budgets, or regulations.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈteɪk/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈæks/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈeɪk/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈæks/ /tˈuː

أمريكي

TAYK an AKS too

بريطاني

TAYK un AKS TOO

The city decided to take an axe to its spending.

The company had to take an axe to hundreds of jobs.

When sales dropped, management decided to take an axe to the marketing budget.

Lawmakers are ready to take an axe to the current tax laws.