Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.

这样一种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。

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Such a vicious lie is nothing but a stab in the back.

这种恶毒的谎言完全是暗箭伤人。

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Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back .

这样一种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。

youdao

This would surely be a stab in the back.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

First of all, I found secretary Rumsfeld a very easy person to deal with in a sense that he's very professional, very strict, very honest, not the kind of guy who, you know, take a different position, try to around behind your back. If he's going to stab you, he's going to stab you in the chest.

首先，我发现拉姆斯菲尔德秘书长,是很容易打交道的人,我指的是他非常专业，非常严格，非常诚恳，不像那类人，因为观点立场不同,就从你背后放冷箭,如果他想杀了你，也是从正面进攻。

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"The President thought it was a major stab in the back, " says a White House adviser.

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He said staff had coped with new working practices, shifts and the demands of a digital project and the job cuts were a "stab in the back".

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Another stab in the back came from his Nationalist Action partners in the coalition, who called for elections to be held on November 3rd, nearly 18 months ahead of schedule.

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