cut deeper than a knife

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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 breath me back to life.

Related terms

• cut like a knife