Here comes a chopper
tr.v. axe
To remove ruthlessly or suddenly
The manuscript turns out to be about 25,000 words too long. Massacre time.
There is a sort of bizarre satisfaction in destroying things you have laboured to create. I always used to build sandcastles as close to the water’s edge as possible so that I could watch the tide tear them down.
Garçon, the long-handled axe, s’il vous plaît.