cut like a knife

verb

To sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.

“The bitter wind cut like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation.”

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Meanings

verbcut like a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts like a knife, present participle cutting like a knife, simple past and past participle cut like a knife)

present singular third person cuts like a knife · participle present cutting like a knife

  1. simileTo sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.

    The bitter wind cut like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation.

  2. simileTo be very sharp (of a character, or remark)
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