did my back hurt your knife

English

Phrase

did my back hurt your knife?

1. (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!"
     […]
     "Oh I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" she asked. She took another almighty swing and smashed the bike's headlight.