English ⇄ Russian

the knives are out stresses
idiom.	злобно нападать (на кого-либо; The knives are out for the former president. VLZ_58); беспощадно критиковать (кого-либо VLZ_58)
the knives are out for someone
gen.	винить во всём (used to say that people are ready to blame or punish someone for something often in a way that is unfair (Merriam-Webster): They lost yet another important game, and now the knives are out for their coach. Mikhail.Brodsky)