Collocations for axe - noun
1. tool
VERB + AXE
brandish, carry, hold, wield
A man used to wielding an axe fought best on foot.
A man used to wielding an axe fought best on foot.
chop sth down/up with, use | swing | sharpen
AXE + VERB
fall
The executioner''s axe fell.
The executioner''s axe fell.
PREP.
with an/the ~
to chop a tree down with an axe
to chop a tree down with an axe
PHRASES
a blow from/of an axe
With a few swift blows of the axe, she severed the cable.
With a few swift blows of the axe, she severed the cable.
2. the axe: complete loss of sth/big reduction in sth
VERB + AXE
swing, wield
Wielding the axe on the prison plan would be one way of saving money.
Wielding the axe on the prison plan would be one way of saving money.
face
Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling Merseyside firm.
Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling Merseyside firm.
save sb/sth from
Patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe.
Patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe.
AXE + VERB
fall
We were expecting bad news but had no idea where the axe would fall (= where the loss/reduction would be).
We were expecting bad news but had no idea where the axe would fall (= where the loss/reduction would be).