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ТОЧИТЬ НОЖ на кого
VPsubj:
human or
collect)
1. Also: ТОЧИТЬ НОЖЙ to prepare for an armed attack, for war: Х-ы точат ножи на Y-ов - Xs are taking up arms against Ys
Xs are mustering their forces.
2. coll to be planning to do sth. bad, dirty, evil to s.o. : X точит нож на Y-a = X has it in for Y
X is cooking up trouble for YX is plotting (hatching a plot) against Y.