back-stabbing

British  

noun

1. actions or remarks that are treacherous and likely to cause harm to a person, esp a friend or colleague

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Example Sentences

Actually, it was a couple of days ago, but even though I was pretty sure that the famous bromance was on the rocks, due to all the vicious, anonymous back-stabbing by administration figures, I had no idea it was going to blow up as spectacularly as it did on Thursday.

From Salon

Braided in with Mark’s plight is a workplace drama, full of bureaucratic back-stabbing and passive-aggressive emails of a sort that will be familiar to anyone who’s ever attended a city council meeting or watched public access TV.

From New York Times

The espionage action-thriller “13 Bombs” acutely blends quick back-stabbing with big explosions.

From New York Times

By the end, a kinetic series of back-stabbing and unlikely twists that would make Danny Ocean proud causes the country to be saved from near destruction.

From New York Times

The back-stabbing depicted in “Tár” is all too real in classical music, John Mauceri, the film’s musical adviser, writes.

From New York Times