stab in the back

基本解釋

I had not expected a stab in the back from her.
我沒想到她會(huì) 背後說人壞話。
Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back .
這樣一種惡毒的謊言簡(jiǎn)直是暗箭傷人。
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Clearly, there are times when a backhanded compliment really is a stab in the back.
很顯然，過度的贊美有時(shí)真的就像在你後背捅上一刀；

This would surely be a stab in the back.
First of all, I found secretary Rumsfeld a very easy person to deal with in a sense that he's very professional, very strict, very honest, not the kind of guy who, you know, take a different position, try to around behind your back. If he's going to stab you, he's going to stab you in the chest.
首先，我發(fā)現(xiàn)拉姆斯菲爾德秘書長(zhǎng),是很容易打交道的人,我指的是他非常專業(yè)，非常嚴(yán)格，非常誠(chéng)懇，不像那類人，因爲(wèi)觀點(diǎn)立場(chǎng)不同,就從你背後放冷箭,如果他想殺了你，也是從正麪進(jìn)攻。
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Another stab in the back came from his Nationalist Action partners in the coalition, who called for elections to be held on November 3rd, nearly 18 months ahead of schedule.
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