Interactions - Betrayal

Dive into English idioms regarding betrayal, like "drop a dime on" and "snake in the grass".

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when one's back is turned

[phrase]

used of a situation in which one is busy with something else or is not looking

Ex: The kids emptied the cookie jar while my back was turned.

to throw somebody under the bus

[phrase]

to gain advantage at the cost of someone else's suffering or loss

Ex: When the project failed, Lisa threw her assistant under the bus to protect her own job.

to stab somebody in the back

[phrase]

to be disloyal and ungrateful to someone who has trusted or supported one

Ex: I helped him get the job, and then he stabbed me in the back.

snake in the grass

[phrase]

a person who has a tendency to deceive or mislead others and is very likely to betray their trust

Ex: Be careful around Martin; he's a snake in the grass.

to sell somebody down the river

[phrase]

to be unfaithful or disloyal to someone so as to gain profit oneself

Ex: He sold his partner down the river to get a better deal for himself.

to leave somebody in the dust

[phrase]

to not care for someone and leave them all alone

Ex: When the trouble started, his friends left him in the dust.

Judas kiss

[noun]

an act that seems kind but with the intention of betraying someone

Ex: His warm welcome was a Judas kiss; he had already reported me to the boss.

to feed somebody to the wolves

[phrase]

to make no effort to save or defend someone, particularly when they are being severely criticized or being treated unfairly

Ex: When the board attacked his proposal, his boss threw him to the wolves.

to drop a dime on somebody

[phrase]

to secretely gather information about a person or group in order to expose them to a person of higher authority, often for one's personal gain

Ex: He dropped a dime on his coworkers to get himself a promotion.

behind one's back

[phrase]

without one knowing or approving

Ex: They changed the agreement behind my back.

to rob Peter to pay Paul

[phrase]

to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue

Ex: Using one credit card to pay another is just robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Interactions
Help & Support	Aid & Assistance	Praise & Good Treatment	Mistreatment & Misconduct
Gratitude & Ingratitude	Sympathy	Enmity	Retaliation
Taking Advantage	Betrayal	Abuse & Manipulation	Jokes & Pranks
Mockery & Ridicule

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