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sticks the knife in

sticks the knife in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick the knife in.

Meaning of stick the knife in

Verb

stick the knife in (third-person singular simple present sticks the knife in, present participle sticking the knife in, simple past and past participle stuck the knife in)

  1. (idiomatic) To say or do something deliberately and unnecessarily malicious.
    • Bengali speaks with courtly floweriness even when sticking the knife in, and Thompson's well-meaning British bluntness was not appreciated.2001, Ezra Greenspan, Jonathan Rose, Book History, volume 4, page 307

Questions about sticks the knife in

What is sticks the knife in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks the knife in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick the knife in.

Words near sticks the knife in in the dictionary

  1. sticks out
  2. sticks out a mile
  3. sticks out like a sore thumb
  4. sticks out like dog's balls
  5. sticks someone on
  6. sticks the knife in
  7. sticks the landing
  8. sticks to
  9. sticks to business
  10. sticks to one's guns
  11. sticks to one's knitting

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