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back stab

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Definition


To betray someone.

Context : Business
Category: Idiom, Metaphor
Semantic: betray
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Usage of “back stab”

  1. My boss back stabbed me by promising one thing in private, then doing the opposite in the meeting.

Examples of idiom “back stab” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'XxKOLOHExX'
    XxKOLOHExX:

    #sometimesIwonder why I have friends when they only back stab me

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'heatherswsn23'
    heatherswsn23:

    good luck to the people that hurt me and back stab me cuz i'm done with helpin ya'll out i dnt deserve this shit.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'HuggestFan'
    HuggestFan:

    Survivor was amazing tonight! I enjoy watching these people back stab each other. It is so entertaining.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'daredevilish21'
    daredevilish21:

    #ihavenever back stabbed a friend

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ShaunPhillips95'
    ShaunPhillips95:

    I have never betrayed or back stabbed or did anything shady to any of my friends ever in life. Sorry just venting about some old friends.