meat-ax

[ meet-aks ]
/ ˈmitˌæks /

adjective Informal.

drastic or severe: meat-ax defense cuts.
favoring or advocating drastic reductions: a meat-ax approach to the budget.

Words nearby meat-ax

meat loaf, meat packing, meat tea, meat wagon, meat-and-potatoes, meat-ax, meatal, meataxe, meatball, meath, meathead

Definition for meat-ax (2 of 2)

meat ax

noun

cleaver(def 2).
Informal. a drastic or ruthless procedure or approach, especially for reducing or trimming something, as expenditures: The committee used a meat ax on the recreation budget.

Origin of meat ax

First recorded in 1825–35

Example sentences from the Web for meat-ax

  • I wish she would—if you're going to look like a meat-ax, Shad Wells.

    The Vagrant Duke |George Gibbs

  • It's nuf to make anybody go put his head under a meat-ax, so it is!

    Capitola's Peril |Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth