the knives are out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Phrase === the knives are out (informal, chiefly UK) People are angry. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with for: the knives are out for someone, i.e. people are angry at someone. ==== See also ==== the gloves are off at daggers drawn ==== Further reading ==== “the knives are out”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “the knives are out” (US) / “the knives are out” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “the knives are out”, in Collins English Dictionary. “the knives are out for somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “the knives are out”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.