a stab in the back

成語所屬單字back

a stab in the back — 慣用語

1. An act of betrayal by someone you trusted.

1.慣用語
釋義

背後捅刀

An act of betrayal by someone you trusted.

例句

His criticism of me in the meeting was a real stab in the back.

She felt her friend's gossip was a stab in the back.