to put the knife in
- Fuente de la expresión
- Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus ©Cambridge University Press
- Estructura completa
- to put the knife in somebody
- Variantes
- to [put, stick] the knife [in, into]
- Contexto
- The furore over an informal complaint made to the BBC from the Welsh Rugby Union about the nature of questions from the corporation journalist Sonja McLauglan after the defeat to New Zealand dominated the agenda in the build up to the final November clash against South Africa.
But Hall says only in Wales do people “put the knife in” like critics are currently doing to Gatland over his record against the southern hemisphere big three. - Tipo de fuente
- newspaper
- Autor
- Simon Thomas
- Título de la fuente
- Wales vs South Africa: Mike Hall slams critics for “putting the knife in” to Warren Gatland
- Año
- 2014
- Web
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-vs-south-africa-mike-8192550
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Raro