| 词汇 | put the knife in |
| 释义 | Idiom put the knife input/stick the knife in British & Australian, informal to do or say something unpleasant to someone in an unkind way.'No one in the office likes you, you know, Tim', she said, putting the knife in.The reviewer from The Times really stuck the knife in, calling it the worst play he'd seen in years. put the knife inTo do or say something especially critical, unpleasant, or mean-spirited, especially to someone who is already vulnerable or weak. John seems genuinely remorseful for what happened. There doesn't seem to be any reason to put the knife in at this point. And then he really put the knife in by telling me that he'd only pretended to like my writing. put the knife inorstick the knife inmainly BRITISHIf someone puts the knife in or sticks the knife in, they deliberately do or say things which will upset another person or cause problems for them. Every time he applied for a job, someone put the knife in and made sure Jack's background became known. BBC colleagues — often eager to stick the knife in — defended her yesterday. put/stick the ˈknife in,put/stick the ˈknife into somebody(informal) criticize somebody or deliberately try to harm them: The senator has quite a few enemies that would love to stick the knife in if they got the chance. |
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