cut deeper than a knife

English

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Verb

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

  1. Cause severe emotional pain.
    • 2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes:
      Your words cut deeper than a knife / Now I need someone to breathe me back to life
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