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Meanings of speak daggers in English
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Usage of speak daggers in English
1
We may speak daggers, as well as use them.
2
Like Hamlet, Landor would speak daggers, but use none.
3
He means to be cruel, but not unnatural; he will ' speak daggers, but use none.'
4
Then he begins to speak daggers in such a manner as to get into a perfect ecstasy.
5
And you speak daggers, as the saying is; and then wish you had bitten your tongue off sooner.
6
I will use not speak daggers-
7
But if it be cruel, or harsh, or painful; if you had come to speak daggers;-thendrop your purpose for to-night.
8
I will SPEAK daggers to her; but USE none.
9
You have spoken daggers to me!
10
(709) To their tribunes it speaks daggers though, unlike them, it uses none.