da tagliarsi col coltello

Italian

Alternative forms

• da tagliare col coltello

Etymology

Literally, “that can be cut with the knife.” Compare French à couper au couteau and English you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.

Prepositional phrase

da tagliarsi col coltello

1. dense, thick

   Synonyms: denso, fitto, spesso

   una nebbia da tagliare col coltello ― a thick fog