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stab in the back
phraseSynonyms & Antonyms of stab in the back
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
- Her best friend stabbed her in the back and they never spoke to each other again.
Synonyms for stab in the back
Words Related to stab in the back
- inform (on),
- peach,
- rat (on),
- shop
- [British],
- snitch (on),
- split (on)
- [British],
- tell (on),
- turn in
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“Stab in the back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stab%20in%20the%20back. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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