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The phrase "a knife in the back" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe betrayal or treachery, often in a personal or professional context.
Example: "After years of loyalty, I was shocked to discover that my colleague had stabbed me in the back by taking credit for my work."
Alternatives: "backstab" or "betrayal".
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This is a knife in the back.
"That was a knife in the back".
Both make friends with other models, only to be repaid by a knife in the back.
He had let the men go, but later discovered a knife in the back seat of his car.
The elderly woman, alone in the village on July 24, was stabbed with a knife in the back and neck.
"This isn't a failure of Israel diplomacy, it's a knife in the back," one senior official told Maariv.
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In a knife-in-the-back industry, Mr. Robinov is known for wielding a blade in the front, something that has resulted in more than a few wounded egos.
A recent issue of a New York weekly describes the First Lady as "a scumbag, a hand job and knife-in-the-back Babbitt from the depths of the American horror".
In an industry known for its knife-in-the-back approach to business, Mr. McPherson's knife-in-the-front manner stands out and is appreciated, and has been the reason ABC has nabbed some ratings-grabbing stars.
He said it was like a knife in the backs of people fleeing persecution, to say one thing but leave the rules unchanged.
At home, as a biologist familiar with lobster anatomy, he would know where to stick a knife in at the back of one's head before splitting it in two, destroying the brain and the nervous system.
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