Stab Someone In The Back Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Stab Someone In The Back Idiom mean?

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stab (someone) in the back What does stab (someone) in the back mean?	to betray someone	My friend stabbed me in the back although I helped him find a job.
stab (someone) in the back What does stab (someone) in the back mean?	to betray someone	My friend stabbed me in the back although I helped him get a job.
stab (someone) in the back What does stab (someone) in the back mean?	to betray someone	I dislike that man because he tried to stab me in the back.
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fricking What does "fricking" mean?	poor; lousy; frustrating

Red rag to a bull What does "Red rag to a bull" mean?	If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross.
take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands What does "take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands" mean?	to remove or look after someone or something so that the other person does not have to deal with it	My friend decided to take the old sofa off my hands. The girl took the child off the mother's hands for the afternoon.
at stake What does "at stake" mean?	to be able to be won or lost, to be at risk	Much money was at stake during the negotiations for the new stadium.
blow (one's cool) What does "blow (one's cool)" mean?	become angry or upset.	He blew his cool when he saw his ex-girlfriend out with a new guy.
Beating a dead horse What does "Beating a dead horse" mean?	If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they're beating a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.
On the hoof What does "On the hoof" mean?	If you decide something on the hoof, you do it without planning, responding to events as they happen.
six pack What does "six pack" mean?	well defined stomach muscles

a credit to (someone or something) What does "a credit to (someone or something)" mean?	to be invaluable or beneficial to someone or something	The doctor was a credit to the hospital where he had trained.
bottom drops/falls out of (something) What does "bottom drops/falls out of (something)" mean?	a collapse occurs and prices fall below an earlier low price	When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.
dude What does "dude" mean?	male friend; guy (also used to address a man)
a matter of fact What does "a matter of fact" mean?	something that can be proved and is true	It was a matter of fact that no taxes were paid by the company last year.

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Stab Someone In The Back Idiom