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Phrases with «long knives»
The phrase
"long knives"
refers to a situation where people are behaving in a sneaky or deceitful way, often to harm others or gain an advantage over them.
Full definition
long
(parent phrase)
knife
(parent phrase)
long knives
night of the long knives
Sentences with «long knives»
It is a night
of long knives
for many library budgets.
(
slaw.ca
)
This is an important measurement because it will tell you exactly
how long a knife
you're working with and where you can keep it.
(
geekwrapped.com
)
Large blocks of the oil shale were removed and split along bedding planes
using long knives
.
(
journals.plos.org
)
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Definition of LONG KNIVES
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