political parties that are 'at daggers drawn' (with each other)
They 'looked daggers at' each other across the table.
a 'cloak-and-dagger' novel
(..) The dragon of the Northern moors. Nearly cost me my life. And there's a soft spot under the throat, there. See? You have to go in with a knife or a dagger. That's the only way you can kill a dragon. I wonder how many men have died for love of her beauty? Can you blame them? she'll be yours forever, (..)2007 Beowulf