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.

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