How is “stab in the back” used?

In Do the Right Thing (1989), one line is: “You're fucking stabbing me in the back, man.”

Which movie is “stab in the back” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Do the Right Thing (1989).

an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend; to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

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1
a stab in the backinformal
an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend
2
stab sb in the back
to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

You're fucking stabbing me in the back, man.

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