hack off

phrasal verb

hacked off; hacking off; hacks off
1
: to cut (something) off in a rough and violent way
She used an ax to hack the dead branch off (the tree).
2
informal : to make (someone) angry and annoyed
It really hacks me off to see people treated so unfairly.

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And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films. Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024 After her 17-year-old daughter was found drowned in a shallow body of water, her waist-length auburn hair hacked off and a 100-lb. log over her body, Irene Avila took comfort in the company of her daughter’s best friend, sharing in their mutual grief. Emily Palmer, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024

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“Hack off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hack%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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