cut deeper than a knife

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Cause severe emotional pain.

Examples

“Your words cut ⟳ deeper than a knife / Now I need ⟳ someone to breathe ⟳ me back to life”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

cut down cut down the tall poppy cut down to size cut for sign cut ice cut in

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