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