a stab in the back



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a stab in the back

A betrayal; an act of treachery. It felt like a stab in the back to hear that Paul was going out with my ex-girlfriend. The campaign coordinator's mid-race shift of allegiance will be quite a stab in the back for the incumbent president.
See also: back, stab

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eun-Younguwn-yungKorean
Taufik-Indonesian
Aurelianoow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Italian
Keira-English (Modern)
FriedaFREE-dah (German), FREE-də (English)German, English
Andres-Estonian