- (a) turn of the knife
- turn/twist the knife - to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse.
'I never loved you', she said, with a final twist of the knife.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) turn of the knife
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turn the knife — turn/twist the knife to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse. Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure … New idioms dictionary
turn the knife (in the wound) — twist/turn/the knife (in the wound) phrase to make a bad situation even worse Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: knife * * * turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound) idiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) twist of the knife — turn/twist the knife to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse. I never loved you , she said, with a final twist of the knife … New idioms dictionary
twist the knife — turn/twist the knife to do or say something unpleasant which makes someone who is already upset feel worse. Having made the poor girl cry, he twisted the knife by saying she was weak and unable to cope with pressure … New idioms dictionary
twist the knife (in the wound) — twist/turn/the knife (in the wound) phrase to make a bad situation even worse Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: knife * * * turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound) idiom … Useful english dictionary
Trauma Center: Under the Knife — Developer(s) Atlus Publisher(s) Atlus … Wikipedia
twist/turn the knife in the wound — twist/turn the knife (in the wound) informal : to say or do things that cause more pain to someone who is already suffering Any more cuts in government aid to these poor people will be twisting the knife in the wound. • • • Main Entry: ↑knife… … Useful english dictionary
Mack the Knife — For other uses, see Mack the Knife (disambiguation). Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife , originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer , is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die… … Wikipedia
twist/turn the knife — (in the wound) informal : to say or do things that cause more pain to someone who is already suffering Any more cuts in government aid to these poor people will be twisting the knife in the wound. • • • Main Entry: ↑knife … Useful english dictionary
twist the knife — (in the wound) To increase someone s distress or embarrassment, eg by making constant reminders of the circumstances that caused it • • • Main Entry: ↑knife * * * twist (or turn) the knife (in the wound) deliberately make someone s sufferings… … Useful english dictionary
