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Definitions
To stab: to pierce or wound with a knife or sharp object.A stab wound: injury caused by a sharp object.
Stabbing in the News
This month, far right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed during a political rally.The notoriously pro-gun candidate may now consider an anti-knife platform.
Since the stabbing, he leads in the polls. Rivals may have to take a bullet to compete.
Pointed expressions
To take a stab (at doing something): to attempt, to try.Ex: I took a stab at running for president, then someone stabbed me.
To stab in the back: to betray.
"True friends stab you in the front" -Oscar Wilde. Bolsonaro’s new motto if he wins the election.
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Definitions
To stab: to pierce or wound with a knife or sharp object.A stab wound: injury caused by a sharp object.
Stabbing in the News
This month, far right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed during a political rally.The notoriously pro-gun candidate may now consider an anti-knife platform.
Since the stabbing, he leads in the polls. Rivals may have to take a bullet to compete.
Pointed expressions
To take a stab (at doing something): to attempt, to try.Ex: I took a stab at running for president, then someone stabbed me.
To stab in the back: to betray.
"True friends stab you in the front" -Oscar Wilde. Bolsonaro’s new motto if he wins the election.
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