Axe
Axe verb - Chop or split with an ax.
Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He also has an axe to grind with Mengsk and the Dominion, another goal he refuses to give up on even when logic and good sense says he can't win.
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Subverted in the movie So I Married an Axe Murderer, when a cop stops a passing motorist, but can't get him to give up his vehicle.
Source: Flashed-Badge Hijack -
Break Up Song: She Calls This Love, Outta My Face, Dirty Paradise, Give Up The Girl, Badass Boast: "Rock Star" (I wrote a catchy song, which went to number one, about a girl who left me for the money) Careful with That Axe: "Beautiful Nightmare", "Freakshow" and other moments in that album.
Source: Music / Reece Mastin
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