like a (hot) knife through butter
idiom
informal
: very quickly and easily
The bill passed through the senate like a hot knife through butter.
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Jetspeed The Hurt Syndicate has run through AEW’s tag team division like a hot knife through butter, and it’s been a joy to watch.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Its promise, according to the dozens of video reviews that TikTok has pushed into my feed in the past week, is simple: The UNbrush cuts through tangles like a hot knife through butter, even if your hair is highly textured or coated in salt water after a day at the beach.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2023
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
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Its promise, according to the dozens of video reviews that TikTok has pushed into my feed in the past week, is simple: The UNbrush cuts through tangles like a hot knife through butter, even if your hair is highly textured or coated in salt water after a day at the beach.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2023
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
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“Like a (hot) knife through butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20%28hot%29%20knife%20through%20butter. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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