cut like a knife

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cut like a knife

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

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To my small hands, the bitter wind cuts like a knife, freezing my fingers and numbing my circulation.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'cut like a knife':

cut like a knife

To be very sharp (of a character, or remark)

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قطع مثل السكين

चाकू की तरह काटें

kuttet som en kniv

கத்தி போல் வெட்டி

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