did my back hurt your knife?
- (colloquial) Used to draw the attention of a backstabber to their treachery.
2011, Lauren Barnholdt, Watch Me, page 253:“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.
2023, Joseph Murray, Fling:"Tara, I'm not sleeping with Celine! You're being crazy!"
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"Oh I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" she asked. She took another almighty swing and smashed the bike's headlight.
