Like a knife through butter
adverb
Doing something very easily and smoothly.
The hot knife cut through the block of butter like a knife through butter.
Often appears as...
- cut like a knife through butter
- move like a knife through butter
Usage tips
Idiomatic
adverb
Doing something very easily and smoothly.
The hot knife cut through the block of butter like a knife through butter.
Often appears as...
- cut like a knife through butter
- move like a knife through butter
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Usage
This phrase is an idiom, meaning its figurative sense is different from the literal meanings of its words.
Our new software sliced through data analysis like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Imagine how easily a hot knife would cut through butter to grasp the ease implied in tasks or actions.
The experienced skier went down the slope like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
Typically used in casual or informal situations, not in formal writing or speeches.
She handled the negotiations like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Usage
This phrase is an idiom, meaning its figurative sense is different from the literal meanings of its words.
Our new software sliced through data analysis like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Imagine how easily a hot knife would cut through butter to grasp the ease implied in tasks or actions.
The experienced skier went down the slope like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
Typically used in casual or informal situations, not in formal writing or speeches.
She handled the negotiations like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 1/3Idiomatic Usage
This phrase is an idiom, meaning its figurative sense is different from the literal meanings of its words.
Our new software sliced through data analysis like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Imagine how easily a hot knife would cut through butter to grasp the ease implied in tasks or actions.
The experienced skier went down the slope like a knife through butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
Typically used in casual or informal situations, not in formal writing or speeches.
She handled the negotiations like a knife through butter.
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