I don't believe a 'knife through soup' is a good example. Soup is a liquid already, and has little viscosity. So a spoon could 'cut' through it with very little effort.
Hi William. Thank you for commenting. You're right, a spoon through hot soup would be a more apt rewrite.
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(for 01.07.06)
Meaning: acts with little resistance. Rewrite 1: like a prow through the water Rewrite 2: like a spoon through hot soup* Rewrite 3: like a squeal amid silence Rewrite 4: like scissors through fabric
Comment: Nothing cuts through baloney like a hot metaphor.
*Updated 5-27-17 with thanks to William Phillips.
posted by Booksville Bookclub at 11:00 AM on Jan 9, 2006
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Close this window Jump to comment formI don't believe a 'knife through soup' is a good example. Soup is a liquid already, and has little viscosity. So a spoon could 'cut' through it with very little effort.
11:51 AM
Hi William. Thank you for commenting. You're right, a spoon through hot soup would be a more apt rewrite.
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