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stab yourself and pass the dagger

stab yourself and pass the dagger phrase: help yourself to the alcoholic drink and then pass the bottle.

Phrase

stab yourself and pass the dagger

  1. (slang) Help yourself to the alcoholic drink and then pass the bottle.
    • This is what is done by strong drink; in fact, some drinkers, when they have wished the bottle passed, have cried, “Stab yourself, and pass the dagger!”1889, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Salt-cellars, page 275
    • “Here,” he said, passing it to her, “stab yourself and pass the dagger.” Monica had had only one glass of champagne at the party, and Revelstoke, who never drank much, had taken little more.1958, Robertson Davies, A Mixture of Frailties, page 217

Questions about stab yourself and pass the dagger

What does stab yourself and pass the dagger mean?
Stab yourself and pass the dagger means help yourself to the alcoholic drink and then pass the bottle.
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Stab yourself and pass the dagger is a phrase.

Words near stab yourself and pass the dagger in the dictionary

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  9. stab-proof
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