did my back hurt your knife

phrase

Used to draw the attention of a backstabber to their treachery.

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Meanings

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  1. colloquialUsed to draw the attention of a backstabber to their treachery.

    "Tara, I'm not sleeping with Celine! You're being crazy!" […] "Oh I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" she asked. She took another almighty swing and smashed the bike's headlight.

    2023, Joseph Murray, Fling
    1 more example

    “Oh, I'm sorry, Kelly. Did my back hurt your knife?” She doesn't say anything. I tap my foot on the ground impatiently. “Come on. You wanted to talk, so let's talk. Why'd you do it?” “I never meant to hurt you,” she says.

    2011, Lauren Barnholdt, Watch Me, page 253
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APA

did my back hurt your knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/did%20my%20back%20hurt%20your%20knife

MLA

“did my back hurt your knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/did%20my%20back%20hurt%20your%20knife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “did my back hurt your knife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/did%20my%20back%20hurt%20your%20knife.

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