"stab yourself and pass the dagger" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} stab yourself and pass the dagger
  1. (slang) Help yourself to the alcoholic drink and then pass the bottle. Tags: slang
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          "ref": "1889, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Salt-cellars, page 275:",
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          "ref": "1958, Robertson Davies, A Mixture of Frailties, page 217:",
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