stab in the back
To betrayTo betray (somebody).
» Tom was stabbed in the back.
Tom wurde ein Messer in den Rücken gerammt. — wolfgangth
Тома ударили в спину ножом. — Ivanovb
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Examples
12 sentencesTom was stabbed in the back.
ruТома ударили в спину ножом. — Ivanovb
deTom wurde ein Messer in den Rücken gerammt. — wolfgangth
Tom got stabbed in the back.
Tom was about to throw his spear when he got stabbed in the back.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To betray (somebody).
in den Rücken fallen
Forms
stabs in the back, stabbing in the back, stabbed in the back, stabbed in the backirregular
| Base form | stab in the back · to stab in the back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stabs in the back |
| Present participle | stabbing in the back |
| Past simple | stabbed in the back |
| Past participle | stabbed in the back |
Tenses
stab in the back · stabbed in the back · will stab in the back · have stabbed in the backPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
24 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.