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The correct spelling is hatchet job.
How to pronounce hatchet job
noun
Say it like: Hac-het- jo-b
The correct spelling is hatchet job. A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation. For example: "That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job."
Usage Examples
“That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.”
“This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!”
Definition
noun
- 1.A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
- 2.An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.
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