Meanings
How to pronounce "hatchet job":
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A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
Example: "That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job."
An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.
Example: "This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!"
Example Sentences
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The journalist did a hatchet job on the politician's reputation.
2
The movie reviewer gave a hatchet job to the new blockbuster film.
3
The book critic's review was nothing but a hatchet job on the author's work.
4
The article in the newspaper was a hatchet job on the company's CEO.
5
The rival newspaper published a hatchet job on the mayor.
