like a hot knife through butter

like a hot knife through butter
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 — see knife, 1
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Main Entry:hot
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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • 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 * * * like a (hot) knife through butter see ↑knife, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑butter like …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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