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View synonyms for hatchet job

hatchet job

noun

  1. a maliciously destructive critique or act:

    The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal.



hatchet job

noun

  1. informal.
    a malicious or devastating verbal or written attack
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchet job1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Idioms and Phrases

see hatchet man , def. 2.
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Example Sentences

Trump also claimed the film was "fake" and a "hatchet job" released right before the 5 November vote "to try and hurt" his campaign.

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"I just thought, this must be some hatchet job. There is absolutely no way that Buffy Sainte-Marie could be a 'pretendian,'" he said, using the term used to describe people who feign indigenous ancestry.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is condemning the indictment of Trump, his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, as a political hatchet job.

“His role is to do a hatchet job,” Mr. McGovern said.

The Commanders later called the committee’s investigation “a politically inspired hatchet job.”

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