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butcher's billdeath tollRate it:

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fit as a butcher's dogVery fit; in good shape.Rate it:

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knife-edgeUsed other than as an idiom: the edge of a knife.Rate it:

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under the knifeUndergoing a surgical procedure.Rate it:

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before you can say knifeVery quickly; quicker than one expects.Rate it:

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cut like a knifeTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)Rate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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bring a knife to a gunfightTo enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.Rate it:

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cut like a knifeTo sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.Rate it:

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go under the knifeHave surgeryRate it:

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knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.Rate it:

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knife-edgeA precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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not the sharpest knife in the drawernot smartRate it:

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sharp as a knifenot a dumbass, the opposite, smart.Rate it:

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shit is the swiss army knife of the english languageThe word shit can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, and an interjection. The word shit is the Swiss Army knife of the English language. It can be used in any context, in any situation, by any person.Rate it:

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stick the knife inTo say or do something deliberately and unnecessarily malicious.Rate it:

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twist the knifeTo deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.Rate it:

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she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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cutting edgeThe sharp edge of the blade of a knife.Rate it:

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grappledEngage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, battleRate it:

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mettez un couvert de plusPut another knife and fork (for another guest); Lay for one more.Rate it:

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passer sur le billardTo undergo a surgical procedure; To go under the knife.Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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sicam, cultrum in corde alicuius defigere (Liv. 1. 58)to plunge a dagger, knife in some one's heart.Rate it:

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sur le billardOn the operating table; to be under the knifeRate it:

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