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cut_like_a_knife

cut like a knife

English

Verb

cut like a knife

  1. (simile) 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.
  2. (simile) To be very sharp (of a character, or remark)