Karan Mahajan

I tend to see my characters from inside and outside at once; this is a technique I use to retain a slight distance. It means my characters can act in unexpected ways on two axes: physical and mental. It isn't just, 'I thought this and then I did this,' which is the technique of the modern psychological novel.

Indian Novelist

Tom Green

When you work in television, working for a big corporation, no matter who you are, you can always get cancelled. That sucks. Do you really want to work with an axe over your head for the rest of your life? Not me, not really, and not if you don't have to.

Canadian Comedian

Hiten Tejwani

A job in the television industry does not come with a guarantee. Your show might be axed, your character may get killed or you might be replaced.

Indian Actor

Rand Paul

Each one of my budgets has taken a meat axe to foreign aid, because I think we ought to quit sending it to countries that hate us.

American Politician

J. J. Cale

I've always enjoyed playing. If all it meant were to just stand there and play my axe and sing, I could have gone on forever.

American Musician

Sylvester Stallone

In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.

American Actor

Abraham Lincoln

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

American President

Alyssa Sutherland

When you're a Viking, you never know when you're going to get the axe.

Australian Actress

Mel Giedroyc

Normally we go in, we do a series and then that's it, we're axed!

English Entertainer

Jonathan Bailey

I can't believe that The Hour' has been axed.

English Actor

The noun 'axe' implies a physical action often requiring strength.

Physical Action

'Axe' can suggest violence, so use it carefully in metaphors or idioms.

Violence Connotation

'Axe' sometimes metaphorically relates to emergency action, like breaking a door.

Emergency Metaphor

As a verb, 'axe' is often used to imply swift, decisive cuts or removals.

Metaphoric Usage

Using 'axe' as a verb usually carries a negative emotion, like loss or termination.

Negative Emotion

The verb form of 'axe' is informal and may not suit formal business communications.

Informal Office Lingo

'Axe' is slang for guitar, mostly in the context of rock and jazz genres.

Slang for Guitar

The musical instrument 'axe' is used casually, preferred among musicians and fans.

Casual Conversation

The term evokes the image of a passionate musician, especially in rock culture.

Cultural Image

 without having to put in the time and energy that you did into developing them. If I can watch which lure you use to catch a fish, or I can watch how you flake your hand axe to make it better, or if I follow you secretly to your mushroom patch, I can benefit from your knowledge and wisdom and skills,

Mark Pagel: How language...

 A lot of you have heard the term "memes." The evolution of technology, I pay a lot of attention to, so, you know, one of the first things you got was a little hand axe. Generations go by, somebody says, hey, why don't we put it on a stick? Just absolutely delights the little ones.

Robert Wright: The logic...

 A towering knight riding an emerald steed burst into the room, stunning the court into silence. Then, in a deep bellowing voice, he proposed a game. The Green Knight declared he would allow the bravest warrior present to attack him with his own axe.

The myth of Gawain and...

 the earliest known works of art, practical tools transformed into captivating aesthetic objects, contemplated both for their elegant shape and their virtuoso craftsmanship. Hand axes mark an evolutionary advance in human history --

A Darwinian theory of...

 this position give some axes so I'm not overpowering too much you know too strong I'm taking over I'm I'm becoming his protector I want him to trust I'm the guy who can actually save your life buddy there we go

Surrendering Territory PIPE...

 If you toss in the book and the wheel, it's a little bit older. Or the axe. But your phone, your sneakers, these chairs, modern manufacturing, penicillin -- the things we cherish. Now, that to me means

What AI is -- and isn't...

 and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect their remaining estates in too many cases colonial holdings from the ravages of axe and fire this was a global project it was

How fire shapes...

 She said this loudly. "Dena, it's not 'axing,' like you're running around with an axe. That's silly." Now at this point, you can imagine the snickers of my classmates,

Dena Simmons: How...

 mine to axe him do you know the minister of telecom he said yes and here's a banker today's in the u.s. living there he said yes I come from the same state

Attracting outside...

 Maybe no one would show up in real life. Maybe all the discussions in real life would be awful. Or maybe we had an axe murderer in our database.