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Backstabber

Backstabber

Date: May 10 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: phoogoo

Lesson

My wife, Sayaka (who is Japanese) said she learned the phrase "stabbed in the bacK" yesterday.  Can you guess what it means?

stab (someone) in the back
(v.) to betray someone. 

Background: stab means to stick someone with a knife so stab in the back is like you are sneaking up behind someone and hurting them. It's NOT a good thing to back stab someone.

Example sentence: "I told Dave not to tell anyone else my secret, but he totally stabbed me in the back and told everyone in school."

Other variations on the word: 

backstabber
(n.) Someone who betrays other people.

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arabella

arabella

Russian Federation

interesting word.Thanks

04:50 AM Jun 08 2007 |

tuba28

Turkey

thanks ıt thıs new ıdıoms

07:02 PM Jun 05 2007 |

Jaja16

Jaja16

Slovakia

worth to remember this phrase

05:58 PM Jun 05 2007 |

Frenzy

Frenzy

Pakistan

Wel I know the word "stab" as a "Knife" from the action game. But there is a clear the meaning as much I know.

Thanks English Baby,

May ALLAH Bless you more success and make helpful for us.

 

08:08 PM Jun 04 2007 |

Lidia_partner

Brazil

interesting

06:47 PM Jun 04 2007 |

barbie85girl

Syrian Arab Republic

this idiom meas 2 me a lot..

i had lived a sad experience because of stabbing bag…

06:37 PM Jun 04 2007 |

Rizie

Rizie

Indonesia

what`s betrays mean?

09:17 AM Jun 04 2007 |

ukm2002

Malaysia

thank you very match

02:29 AM Jun 04 2007 |

doaa

doaa

Egypt

nice explanation

07:04 PM Jun 03 2007 |

Iranian pink floyd

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

great. good topic

backstab or a person who is" flake" or unreliable,or one who can't be trusted.

 

 

 

02:01 PM Jun 03 2007 |

Jaja16

Jaja16

Slovakia

very useful

06:47 PM Jun 02 2007 |

summerchild

Japan

nice word

10:51 PM May 31 2007 |

_rosa_

_rosa_

Turkey

thanx for new words

06:37 PM May 31 2007 |

sweet_sweet427

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

a nice idiom that we use in our country too by a similar expresion,thanx

05:47 PM May 30 2007 |

blackbird_87

Turkey

nice to learn new idioms.

03:48 PM May 30 2007 |

sendia

sendia

China

i have added it to my lesson,and thanks for sharing.Cool

09:33 AM May 30 2007 |

AntonioDZ

Belgium

very useful term for working environment…..

10:20 PM May 29 2007 |

nesti

Indonesia

that’s a very cool expression I ever got

03:13 AM May 28 2007 |

cecshaan

India

hai ahahaha

07:18 PM May 26 2007 |

wiseguy

wiseguy

Pakistan

i dont want to become a backstabber. we should avoid backsatabbing eachother.

07:12 PM May 26 2007 |

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