like a (hot) knife through butter

phrase

informal

: very quickly and easily

The bill passed through the senate like a hot knife through butter.

Examples of like a (hot) knife through butter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some organizations make decisions at warp speed, cutting through red tape like a hot knife through butter. — Toyna Chin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

Artificial intelligence has cut through industries like accounting and legal like a hot knife through butter. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Will the cold sting of the ocean breeze still cut through layers of protective clothing like a hot knife through butter? — Sander Van Den Broecke, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023

Alice and the rest of Beautiful's restless youth are exactly the kind of fervent, clever truth seekers that Rooney has made her signature; at its best, the clarity of their presence slices across the page like a hot knife through butter. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2021

At this speed, the Nighthawk’s twin-step hull design is slicing through the waves like a hot knife through butter. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 June 2021