hatchet job
A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable mannerA journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
» After the hatchet job my boss did on my proposal, I'm not sure how long I want to keep on working here.
Meaning
2 sensesA journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.
An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.
This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!
- a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Examples
1 sentencesAfter the hatchet job my boss did on my proposal, I'm not sure how long I want to keep on working here.
Forms
plural: hatchet jobs| Singular | hatchet job |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions:defamationcalumnycalumniationobloquytraducement