speak daggers
speak daggers
To speak harshly or maliciously, so as to hurt the listener. I can't stand to be around my mother these days—she's always speaking daggers because she's so miserable. I will speak daggers to my enemy when I see him at the debate.
See also: dagger, speak
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- athlete
- be a (something) in the making
- crisis
- come out on top
- be dragging (one's) feet
- be dragging your feet
- in the making
- as the case may be
- not be much of a something
- be not much of a (something)