TURN / TWIST THE KNIFE (IN THE WOUND)

Meaning of TURN / TWIST THE KNIFE (IN THE WOUND) in English

to say or do sth unkind deliberately; to make sb who is unhappy feel even more unhappy

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WOUND — or trauma Break in any body tissue due to external action (including surgery). It may be closed (blunt trauma) or …
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WOUND — I. ˈwünd, chiefly dial ˈwau̇nd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wunde, wound, from Old English wund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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KNIFE — I. ˈnīf noun ( plural knives -īvz) Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, probably from Old Norse knīfr; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOUND — wound 1 — woundedly , adv. — woundingly , adv. /woohnd/ ; Older Use and Literary /wownd/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWIST — — twistable , adj. — twistability , n. — twistedly , adv. — twistingly , adv. /twist/ , v.t. 1. …
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WOUND — I. ˈwünd, archaic or dial ˈwau̇nd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wund; akin to Old High German wunta …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWIST — I. ˈtwist verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch twisten, from twist twine, discord, quarrel; akin to Old English …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNIFE — I. ˈnīf noun ( plural knives ˈnīvz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, perhaps from …
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WOUND — impf & ·p.p. of wind. 2. wound ·impf & ·p.p. of wind. 3. wound ·- imp. & ·p.p. of wind …
Webster English vocab
TWIST — noun the form given in twisting. 2. twist ·noun a roll of twisted dough, baked. 3. twist ·vt a twig. …
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KNIFE — noun a sword or dagger. 2. knife ·vt to prune with the knife. 3. knife ·vt to cut or stab …
Webster English vocab
WOUND — [wound] n [ME, fr. OE wund; akin to OHG wunta wound] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injury to the body …
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TWIST — [twist] vb [ME, fr. OE -twist rope; akin to MD twist quarrel, twine, OE twa two] vt (15c) 1 a: …
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KNIFE — [knife] n, pl knives often attrib [ME knif, fr. OE cnif, perh. fr. ON knifr; akin to MLG knif knife] …
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WOUND — a break in the continuity of any bodily tissue due to violence, where violence is understood to encompass any action …
Britannica English vocabulary
WOUND — I wound 'injure, injury' BrE AmE wuːnd ▷ wounded/ly ˈwuːnd ɪd /li -əd /li ▷ wounding/ly ˈwuːnd ɪŋ /li ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOUND — I . *wound / wuːnd; NAmE / noun , verb —see also wound (II) ■ noun 1. an injury to …
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KNIFE — / naɪf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. knives / naɪvz; NAmE /) a sharp blade with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOUND — I. wound 1 /waʊnd/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ wind 2 II. wound 2 /wuːnd/ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWIST — I. twist 1 S3 /twɪst/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ twist , ↑ twister ; verb …
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KNIFE — I. knife 1 S3 W3 /naɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural knives /naɪvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWIST — v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNIFE — n. & v. --n. (pl. knives) 1 a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOUND — n. & v. n. 1 an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWIST — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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KNIFE — n. & v. n. (pl. knives) 1 a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
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WOUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an injury done to living tissue by a cut or blow etc., esp. beyond …
Oxford English vocab
TWIST — v. & n. --v. 1. a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or …
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KNIFE — n. & v. --n. (pl. knives) 1. a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
Oxford English vocab
WOUND — I. VERB FORM OF ‘WIND’ /waʊnd/ Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2. II. INJURY /wu:nd/ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWIST — ( twists, twisting, twisted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIFE — ( knives, knifes, knifing, knifed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: 'knives' …
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WOUND — I. VERB FORM OF ‘WIND’ Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2. II. INJURY (~s, ~ing, …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNIFE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knife/gun attack ▪ He was sentenced to nine years in prison for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOUND — n. or trauma Break in any body tissue due to external action (including surgery). It may be closed (blunt trauma) …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOUND — Synonyms and related words : abrade, abrasion, abscess, abuse, ache, aching, afflict, affront, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, aposteme, barb the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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WOUND — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , serious , severe ▪ fatal ▪ a fatal gunshot ~ ▪ minor ▪ flesh …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
WOUND — n. 25B6; noun a chest wound : INJURY, lesion, cut, gash, laceration, tear, slash; graze, scratch, abrasion; bruise, contusion; Medicine …
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TURN — n. 25B6; verb the wheels were still turning : GO ROUND, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, …
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KNIFE — n. 25B6; noun a sharp knife : CUTTING TOOL, blade, cutter, carver. See list. 25B6; verb the victims had been …
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WOUND — n. 1 damage, hurt, injury, trauma, traumatism; laceration, puncture, cut, gash, slash, lesion, bruise, contusion We dressed and bandaged the …
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TWIST — v. 1 plait, braid, weave, entwine, intertwine, twine, interweave, pleach, splice, wreathe, interlace She twisted together some daisies to make …
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