political parties that are 'at daggers drawn' (with each other)
They 'looked daggers at' each other across the table.
a 'cloak-and-dagger' novel
(..) Mmm-hmm. We ran the numbers. They check out. It's a brilliant course. So why all the cloak and dagger? Because it goes directly against NASA's decision. Yeah. If we do the maneuver, they'd have to send (..)2015 The Martian