hatchet job
noun
a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal.
Also called
ax job.
Origin of hatchet job
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby hatchet job
hatcheck,
hatchel,
hatchery,
hatchet,
hatchet face,
hatchet job,
hatchet man,
hatchetfish,
hatchettite,
hatchetwork,
hatchie
British Dictionary definitions for hatchet job
hatchet job
noun
informal
a malicious or devastating verbal or written attack
Idioms and Phrases with hatchet job
hatchet job
see hatchet man, def. 2.