In a message dated 2/4/06 1:36:17 PM Central Standard Time, mjfent@bellsouth.net writes: > > An Axe to Grind (Someone who has a hidden motive.This phrase is said > > to have originated from Benjamin Franklin who told a story about a devious > > man who asked how a grinding wheel worked. He ended up walking away with > > his axe sharpened free of charge) Jane, this one always meant, to us: " Having a complaint with another person", with hopes to get right" [Making the ax smooth and sharp again, i.e.]