Example
“She trusted him, and he stabbed her in the back at the meeting.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
break someone's heart
Neutral · CEFR A2
To make someone feel deep emotional pain, often by ending a relationship.
break the ice
Neutral · CEFR B1
To do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking comfortably in an unfamiliar social situation.
bury the hatchet
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconcile with someone and bring a quarrel to an end
drop someone a line
Neutral · CEFR B1
to get in touch by sending a short note, message, or email
hit it off
Informal · CEFR B1
To like each other and get along well immediately on first meeting.
in the same boat
Informal · CEFR B1
in the same difficult situation as other people
Source methodology
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