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1. noun, pl. knives Messer, dasput a knife into somebody — jemandem ein Messer zwischen die Rippen jagen
turn or twist the knife [in the wound] — (fig.) Salz in die Wunde streuen
2. transitive verbthe knives are out [for somebody] — (fig.) das Messer wird [für jemanden] gewetzt; see also academic.ru/28918/fork">fork 1. 1)
* * *1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) das Messer2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) das Messer2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) erstechen* * *[naɪf]I. n<pl knives>Messer nt▶ you could [have] cut the air with a \knife die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt▶ to get [or have] your \knife into sb jdm übel wollen, es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn gefressen haben BRD fam▶ before you could say \knife ehe man sich's versahwe opened the door and before you could say \knife, the dog shot out into the open wir öffneten die Tür, da schoss der Hund auch schon ins FreieII. vt▪ to \knife sb jdn mit dem Messer angreifen, auf jdn einstechen* * *[naɪf]1. n pl knivesMesser ntknife, fork and spoon — Besteck nt
like a ( hot) knife through butter (fig) — völlig mühelos
to be under the knife ( Med inf ) — unterm Messer sein (inf)
to go under the knife ( Med inf ) — unters Messer kommen (inf)
before you could say knife (inf) — eh man sichs versah, im Nu
it's war to the knife between them — sie bekämpfen sich bis aufs Messer
he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer ( esp US inf ) — er ist nicht gerade der Hellste(inf)
2. vteinstechen auf (+acc); (fatally) erstechen, erdolchen* * *knife [naıf]A pl knives [naıvz] s1. Messer n:to the knife bis aufs Messer, bis zum Äußersten;have one’s knife into sb jemanden auf dem Kieker haben, jemanden gefressen haben (beide umg)2. MED (Sezier-, Operations) Messer n:be (go) under the knife unterm Messer liegen (unters Messer kommen);he died under the knife er starb während der OperationB v/t2. a) mit einem Messer stechen oder verletzen:he was knifed in the back er bekam ein Messer in den Rückenb) knife to death erstechen3. fig* * *1. noun, pl. knives Messer, dasturn or twist the knife [in the wound] — (fig.) Salz in die Wunde streuen
2. transitive verbthe knives are out [for somebody] — (fig.) das Messer wird [für jemanden] gewetzt; see also fork 1. 1)
* * *n.(§ pl.: knives)= Messer n. -
2 knife
Messer nt;PHRASES:you could [have] cut the air with a \knife die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt;to get [or have] your \knife into sb jdm übelwollen, es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn gefressen haben ( fam)to put [or stick] the \knife into sb jdm in den Rücken fallen;before you could say \knife ehe man sich's versah;we opened the door and before you could say \knife, the dog shot out into the open wir öffneten die Tür, da schoss der Hund auch schon ins Freie;to turn [or twist] the \knife [in the wound] Salz in die Wunde streuen;to \knife sb jdn mit dem Messer angreifen, auf jdn einstechen
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