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twist the knife

twist the knife
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twist stressed th ee nahyf]
    • /twɪst stressed ði naɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twist stressed th ee nahyf]
    • /twɪst stressed ði naɪf/

Definitions of twist the knife words

  • noun twist the knife to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way 0
  • verb twist the knife (Idiomatic) To deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger. 0
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Parts of speech for Twist the knife

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Twist the knife

twist the knife popularity

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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