stab someone in the back

stab some·one in the back

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stab suhm-wuhn, -wuh n in stressed th ee bak]
- /stæb ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɪn stressed ði bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stab suhm-wuhn, -wuh n in stressed th ee bak]
- /stæb ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɪn stressed ði bæk/

Definition of stab someone in the back words

phrase stab someone in the back If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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