turn/twist the knife

turn the knife

To add to, exacerbate, or amplify a betrayal or wrong by further malicious actions. He said it was over, and then he turned the knife and said he had never loved me.

twist the knife

To add to, exacerbate, or amplify a betrayal or wrong by further malicious actions. He said it was over, and then he twisted the knife and said he had never loved me.

twist the knife

twist the knife in the wound

If someone twists the knife or twists the knife in the wound, they deliberately do or say something which make a situation even worse for someone who is upset or experiencing problems. Her daughter managed to twist the knife still further by claiming Nancy never loved her. To twist the knife in the wound, he appears to have cast doubt on whether Gray's invention was really his own idea. Note: You can also talk about a twist of the knife. Any cut-backs on the ceremony would be a further twist of the knife for bereaved families.

twist (or turn) the knife

deliberately make someone's grief or problems worse.

1991 Mavis Nicholson Martha Jane & Me While she and I were playing the cat-and-mouse game of these stories, I would sometimes, just to twist the knife a little further, ask about the little girl's father.

turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound)

deliberately remind somebody of something they are already upset about, and so upset them even more: After the divorce, her friend turned the knife in the wound by saying she had always thought that the marriage wouldn’t last. All right. I know I was stupid. You don’t have to twist the knife.

词组	turn/twist the knife
释义	turn/twist the knife turn the knife To add to, exacerbate, or amplify a betrayal or wrong by further malicious actions. He said it was over, and then he turned the knife and said he had never loved me. See also: knife, turn twist the knife To add to, exacerbate, or amplify a betrayal or wrong by further malicious actions. He said it was over, and then he twisted the knife and said he had never loved me. See also: knife, twist Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. twist the knife or twist the knife in the wound If someone twists the knife or twists the knife in the wound, they deliberately do or say something which make a situation even worse for someone who is upset or experiencing problems. Her daughter managed to twist the knife still further by claiming Nancy never loved her. To twist the knife in the wound, he appears to have cast doubt on whether Gray's invention was really his own idea. Note: You can also talk about a twist of the knife. Any cut-backs on the ceremony would be a further twist of the knife for bereaved families. See also: knife, twist Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. twist (or turn) the knife deliberately make someone's grief or problems worse. 1991 Mavis Nicholson Martha Jane & Me While she and I were playing the cat-and-mouse game of these stories, I would sometimes, just to twist the knife a little further, ask about the little girl's father. See also: knife, twist Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound) deliberately remind somebody of something they are already upset about, and so upset them even more: After the divorce, her friend turned the knife in the wound by saying she had always thought that the marriage wouldn’t last. All right. I know I was stupid. You don’t have to twist the knife. See also: knife, turn, twist Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: turn the knife twist the knife keep your friends close and your enemies closer stirring sup with the devil dine with the devil do more harm than good injury insult
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