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Discover LudwigThe phrase "we got a stab" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an informal or colloquial expression, but it lacks clarity and proper context for general use. Example: "After several attempts, we got a stab at solving the problem, but it still needs work."
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"We got a stab in the back".
"We got a stab in the back," as Patrick Thomas, one of Hermès's co-chief executives, later said.
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We get a passable, soft stab at a Scottish burr but no mustache; we see more of the sweet side of Barrie than the insidious flip side; and the harshest coughing in the film comes not from Depp but from Kate Winslet, who plays Barrie's friend Sylvia Llewellyn Davies.
"We got stabbed in the back".
With only 30 seconds remaining we were there but we got stabbed in the back and at the worst possible time.
I ended up getting a knife and stabbed him with it on the hand".
"We saw him get stabbed, a lot, in the chest.
"We saw him get stabbed a lot," she said.
"They've ordered two million iPhones — " "Someone in my neighborhood already got stabbed over a delivery".
Mind you, I did like the way French got stabbed with a pencil.
"A couple weeks ago, a dude got stabbed over by Will Call".
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