| 单词 | to stab in the back |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stab (a person, etc.) in the back g. In figurative phrase to stab (a person, etc.) in the back, to harm or damage in a treacherous manner. Cf. back-stabber n. ΘΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > be a traitor to [verb (transitive)] treason13.. betraisec1374 to play a person foul1799 double-cross1889 to stab (a person, etc.) in the back1916 two-time1959 1916 G. B. Shaw in N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Apr. 2/2 The cry that ‘England's Difficulty Is Ireland's Opportunity’ is raised in the old senseless, spiteful way as a recommendation to stab England in the back when she is fighting some one else. 1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 384 He makes my job ten times more difficult than it need be..stabs me in the back with his crazy schemes for betterment. 1956 N. Nicolson Diary 4 Nov. in Diaries & Lett. H. Nicolson (1968) 315 I did not want to publish any letter until the crisis in Egypt had ended, as otherwise I might be accused of stabbing the troops in the back. 1979 F. Olbrich Sweet & Deadly viii. 91 All these years with me he's been completely honest and now he stabs me in the back. < as lemmas |
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