like a knife through butter
US /laɪk ə naɪf θru ˈbʌtɚ/
・UK /laɪk ə naɪf θruː ˈbʌtə/
B2
idm.Something done with great ease and smoothness.
He solved the problem like a knife through butter.
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Practical English Vocabulary: Riding & fixing your bike
- So, a lock like this for a bike, I don't care how good the mechanism is here, this, to a bike thief, is like a knife through butter.
So, a lock like this for a bike, I don't care how good the mechanism is here, this, to a bike thief, is like a knife through butter.
- This to a bike thief is like a knife through butter, okay?
This to a bike thief is like a knife through butter, okay?
Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)
- Thermite is so hot that it'll just cut through steel, through structural steel, for example, like a knife through butter.
Thermite is so hot that it'll just cut through steel, through structural steel, for example, like a knife through butter.
- through structural steel, for example, like a knife through butter.
through structural steel, for example, like a knife through butter.
Day Architecture: How to Build the Optimal Daily Routine | Josh Waitzkin & Dr. Andrew Huberman
- And one way to frame it is our mind, if we're good at something, slices like a knife through butter, through most things.
And one way to frame it is our mind, if we're good at something, slices like a knife through butter, through most things.