twist the knife
Example Sentences
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"I mean, he's just as easily going to be on my side as he is going to twist the knife in my back given the opportunity."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Belgium had just scored its fourth goal in a World Cup beatdown of the U.S. national team this week when its players saw one more way to twist the knife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maybe the only purpose in any of this is to prolong morbid fascinations, to twist the knife.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Where the film occasionally falters by Russell’s reluctance to twist the knife, it also succeeds in its director’s admirable commitment to realism.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
If the Cubs really wanted to twist the knife against the Dodgers, they should have only used left-handed personnel to both raise the banner and hand out the rings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2017
