cut like a knife

  • 1cut like a knife — verb a) To sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather. To my small hands, the bitter wind cuts like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation. b) To be very sharp (of a character, or remark) …

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  • 2cut through something like a knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …

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  • 3cut through like a knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …

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  • 4knife — ► NOUN (pl. knives) 1) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. 2) a cutting blade on a machine. ► VERB 1) stab with a knife. 2) cut like a knife. ● at knifepoint …

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  • 5go through something like a knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …

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  • 6go through like a knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …

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  • 7knife — noun (plural knives) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. ↘a cutting blade on a machine. verb 1》 stab with a knife. 2》 cut like a knife. Phrases before you can say knife informal very quickly. get (or stick) the knife… …

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  • 8knife — [[t]na͟ɪf[/t]] ♦♦♦ knives, knifes, knifing, knifed (knives is the plural form of the noun and knifes is the third person singular of the present tense of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A knife is a tool for cutting or a weapon and consists of a flat piece …

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  • 9knife — I. noun (plural knives) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, perhaps from Old Norse knīfr; akin to Middle Low German knīf knife Date: before 12th century 1. a. a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp… …

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  • 10cut through something like a hot knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …

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