2006-06-30 09:27:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes, and as he waits for his payment from the unemployment, he 'pines' for the life that could have been. All his dreams 'hewn' down and lying like a pile of stripped naked 'logs'.
2006-06-30 10:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by The Y!ABut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not? It is the connotation (figurative) not denotation (dictionary )meaning that is at work here. To get the axe(seriously) means to be fired; but if you want to play with words (pun) you can go ahead. A little foolishness now and then is relished by the wisest men.It will be interesting to read the answers and discover which one will be chosen as the best answer.Maybe someone will try to discover the origin of the idiom.
2006-06-30 16:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by Aoiffe337 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he has to give the axe back, when hes hired he gets the axe
2006-06-30 16:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mike is me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and when a cobbler gets fired he gets the boot!
2006-06-30 16:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by rosecitylady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gets the chainsaw
2006-06-30 16:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Dano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he gets the chop.....and
postmen get the sack, and
electricians are delighted, and
bankers cheque out, and
hmmmm what else?.........
2006-06-30 16:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should axe him? purr ump pump
2006-06-30 16:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I SAW that one coming... Hahahahaha! I'm such a cut-up!
2006-06-30 16:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude - stop copying this crap out of a book, and get original
2006-06-30 16:29:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he gets the tree
2006-06-30 16:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by Big Bear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋