hack off
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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Otherwise, your neighbor may end up hacking off one side of the tree and ruining its appearance. —
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025
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