like a knife through butter

like a knife through butter
like a (hot) knife through butter
very easily; without any resistance or difficulty

antiaircraft fire would slice through the car like a hot knife through butter

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like a (hot) knife through butter — see knife, 1
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Main Entry:butter
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like a (hot) knife through butter
informal : very quickly and easily

The bill passed through the senate like a hot knife through butter.

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Main Entry:knife

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like a knife through ˈbutter idiom
(informal) easily; without meeting any difficulty
Main entry:knifeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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