the knives were out 不是刀子出来了

After the CEO announced the layoffs, the knives were out in the boardroom. 误译：在CEO宣布裁员后，董事会里的刀子就出来了。 正确：在CEO宣布裁员之后，董事会内部的敌对气氛变得剑拔弩张。 说明：the knives are out的英文释义是“used to refer to a situation when people are being unpleasant about someone, or trying to harm someone 磨刀霍霍;剑拔弩张”，形容局势紧张，人们之间的关系变得紧张或敌对。