The reviewers did a 'hatchet job' on her latest book. [=the reviewers criticized her latest book very harshly or unfairly]
She doesn't criticize her opponent's character directly. She has her 'hatchet men' in the media do it for her.
After all these years, they've finally 'buried the hatchet'.
(..) two days from now, two months from now... hell, two years from now, just know there's no statute of limitations on this. Keep that hatchet handy. You're gonna need it if he turns up with you people. And it won't turn out the way it did for your boy. What happened to the pantry? (..)2017 TvShow: The Walking Dead Title: Rock in the Road Season: 7 Episode 9