Collocations for "dagger"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dagger" in context.
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dagger
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [small, double, sharp, silver, spiked] dagger
- a dagger with a [short, long, sturdy] sheath
- drew his dagger [quickly, sharply, expertly]
- [took, pulled] out his dagger [to, for]
- struck the dagger in his [heart, back]
- thrusted the dagger through his [heart]
- stabbed him with his dagger
- [sharpen, hone] the dagger
- sharpen] the dagger's [blade, edge]
- was [killed, struck, pierced, stabbed] by a dagger
- weapons [such as, including] swords and daggers
- UK: the [enemies, rivals, workers, parties] were at daggers drawn
- looked daggers at me when
- [show, remove] the [document, page] daggers
- is a cloak-and-dagger [affair, mystery]
- is a cloak-and-dagger [affair, mystery]
- cloak-and-dagger activities
'dagger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):