a stab in the back
21stab somebody in the back — stab sb in the ˈback idiom to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you Syn: ↑betray Main entry: ↑stabidiom …
22stab in the back — phrasal betray …
23stab in the back — 1. noun An act of betrayal or treachery 2. verb To betray (somebody) …
24Stab-in-the-Back Legend — See Dolchstosslegende …
25stab in the back — idi sts a) to betray (someone trusting) b) an act of betraying; treachery …
26stab someone in the back — BETRAY, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, desert, break one s promise to, double cross, break faith with, sell out, play false, inform on/against; informal tell on, sell down the river, squeal on, stitch up, peach on, do the dirty on; Brit.… …
27stab smb in the back — betray someone I dislike him because he tried to stab me in the back during the last meeting …
28stab someone in the back — to do something bad that is not loyal to someone who trusts you When I was in trouble, all my friends stabbed me in the back …
29in\ the\ back — See: stab in the back …
30stab someone in the back — betray someone. → stab …