the knives are out
English
editPhrase
editUsage notes
editOften used with for: the knives are out for someone, i.e. people are angry at someone.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “the knives are out”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “the knives are out” (US) / “the knives are out” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “the knives are out”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “the knives are out for somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “the knives are out”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.