cut like a knife

English

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Verb

cut like a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts like a knife, present participle cutting like a knife, simple past and past participle cut like a knife)

  1. (simile) To sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.
    The bitter wind cut like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation.
  2. (simile) To be very sharp (of a character, or remark)
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