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I cut it with a knife

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  • you could cut with a knife — (so thick that) you could cut (it) with a knife (of an accent, atmosphere, or sentiment) very obvious the patriotism was so thick that you could cut it with a knife | a southern accent you could cut with a knife …   Useful english dictionary

  • you could cut it with a knife — very uncomfortable atmosphere, very tense atmosphere, extremely tense tension in a room; something very thick (hot and humid air, heavy accent) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • that one could cut with a knife — ► that one could cut with a knife (of an accent or atmosphere) very obvious. Main Entry: ↑knife …   English terms dictionary

  • you could cut the air with a knife — you could cut the air/atmosphere/with a knife phrase used for saying that a situation was difficult or embarrassing, because people were very angry or upset Thesaurus: words used to describe difficult situationssynonym Main entry: knife …   Useful english dictionary

  • you could cut the atmosphere with a knife — you could cut the air/atmosphere/with a knife phrase used for saying that a situation was difficult or embarrassing, because people were very angry or upset Thesaurus: words used to describe difficult situationssynonym Main entry: knife …   Useful english dictionary

  • you could cut the atmosphere with a knife — something that you say to describe a situation in which everyone is feeling very angry or nervous and you feel that something unpleasant could soon happen. There was a lot of tension between Diane and Carol; you could cut the atmosphere in that… …   New idioms dictionary

  • knife — ► NOUN (pl. knives) 1) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. 2) a cutting blade on a machine. ► VERB 1) stab with a knife. 2) cut like a knife. ● at knifepoint …   English terms dictionary

  • cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… …   English World dictionary

  • cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Knife — Knife, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knifing}.] 1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low] [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knife — [nīf] n. pl. knives [ME knif < OE cnif, akin to Ger kneif, ON knīfr < IE * gneibh (> Lith gnaibis, a pinching): for base see KNEAD] 1. a cutting or stabbing instrument with a sharp blade, single edged or double edged, set in a handle 2.… …   English World dictionary

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