Betrayal Idioms
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Meaning: Someone used by another to do risky or dishonest work.
Example: He later realized he had been used as a cat's paw, sent forward to deliver bad news while his boss stayed silent. Read more ➺
Meaning: To abandon someone who needs help, leaving them in a difficult or helpless situation.
Example: When the project got complicated, he leave in the lurch his teammates by disappearing for two days. Read more ➺
Meaning: Sacrifice someone else to avoid blame or protect oneself, often in a deceitful or disloyal way.
Example: When the project failed, Lisa threw Mark under the bus to save her job. Read more ➺
Meaning: Leave someone to face punishment, criticism, or hardship unfairly, without offering any help.
Example: The manager denied any involvement and hung his assistant out to dry during the investigation. Read more ➺
Meaning: Abandon a fiancé or fiancée just before the wedding ceremony.
Example: She was left at the altar after the groom changed his mind minutes before the vows. Read more ➺
Meaning: Betraying one’s principles, values, or supporters in exchange for personal gain.
Example: Many fans felt the politician sold out when he abandoned his campaign promises for corporate donations. Read more ➺
Meaning: a person who deceives you after receiving help from you
Example: I got my friend a good position in my company and all he did is convinced my manager to get him the designation I had in the project. He was no more than a viper in my bosom. Read more ➺
Meaning: to reveal what one is really like
Example: I trusted her blindly, but when I was in need too much and called her for help, she showed her true colors. Read more ➺
Meaning: a disloyalty
Example: I have done everything for her, but she left me because of that guy, she stabbed in my back. Read more ➺
