stab in the back
Example Sentences
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Another association member described it as a "stab in the back".
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023
It prompted the Kremlin chief to accuse its authors of "treason" and a "stab in the back".
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023
The added stab in the back came when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959, making Buffalo largely irrelevant as a port.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
“It felt like a parenting stab in the back from the school system,” she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023
Captain Black was deeply disillusioned by this treacherous stab in the back from someone in high place upon whom he had relied so confidently for support.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
