like a knife through butter
- like a 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
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like a (hot) knife through butter
informal : very quickly and easily
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like a knife through ˈbutter idiom
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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cut 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 … New idioms dictionary
go 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 … New idioms dictionary
cut 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 … New idioms dictionary
go 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 … New idioms dictionary
like a hot knife through butter — like a (hot) knife through butter see ↑knife, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑butter like a hot knife through butter see ↑knife, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hot like a ( … Useful english dictionary
like a (hot) knife through butter — phrase very quickly or easily Thesaurus: quicklysynonym Main entry: knife … Useful english dictionary
cut 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 … New idioms dictionary
go 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 … New idioms dictionary
cut through 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 … New idioms dictionary
go through 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 … New idioms dictionary