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knife

1 noun COOK , HUNT , POLICE , ETCscian fem2 c m uI need a knife and fork tá scian agus forc uaimhe brandished a knife at me bhagair sé scian ormcraft knife scian cheardaíochtakitchen knife scian chistinepocket knife scian phóca 2 verb stab TRANSITIVEsáigh verb c m uscean verb c m ushe got knifed sádh le scian í, sceanadh íhe was knifed to death maraíodh le scian é

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3 verb literary cut through INTRANSITIVEgearr verb c m uthe boat knifed through the water ghearr an bád tríd an uisce

phrases

to go under the knife

informal (also

to go under the surgeon's knife

, to be under the knife

) dul faoi scian

like a hot knife through butter

(also

like a knife through butter

) informal go héasca c m ugan stró c m uit cuts through the wall like a hot knife through butter gearrann sé tríd an mballa gan stró

to not be the sharpest knife in the drawer

informal, humorous he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer ní hé is meabhraí ar domhan, ní hé is cliste ar domhan

to stick the knife in

(also

to get the knife in

, to put the knife in

) buille fabhtach a bhualadh

to stick the knife into sb

(also

to put the knife into sb

) an scian a chur i nduinebuille fabhtach a bhualadh ar dhuine

the knives are out

tá ina chogadhthe knives are out for the manager tá an chloch sa mhuinchille don bhainisteoir, tá an cat crochta roimh an mbainisteoir

to twist the knife in the wound

(also

to turn the knife in the wound

, to twist the knife

) an scian a chasadh sa chneáan té atá thíos a bhualadh arís

an accent you could cut with a knife

blas thar a bheith láidir

you could have cut ... with a knife

(also

... could be cut with a knife

) informal the tension could be cut with a knife bhí teannas uafásach ann, bhí teannas damanta ann

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knife

to go under the knife

to go under the surgeon's knife

, to be under the knife

like a hot knife through butter

like a knife through butter

to not be the sharpest knife in the drawer

to stick the knife in

to get the knife in

, to put the knife in

to stick the knife into sb

to put the knife into sb

the knives are out

to twist the knife in the wound

to turn the knife in the wound

, to twist the knife

an accent you could cut with a knife

you could have cut ... with a knife

... could be cut with a knife

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