butter through

'butter through' implies the doing of something for a short period of time and often used when describing a task which one is not particularly fond of. Has the same root as butter(being on a roll)yet is polar to in the common negative usage of the phrase. To 'Roll Through'

"Let's just butter through this so we can go home."

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Hot Knife Through Butter

Phrase used when describing something that is quick and easy...

The running back tore throught the defensive line like a hot knife through butter...

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like a hot knife through butter

moving through a group of people with no resistance

"The jammer for the Putas del Fuego moved through the pack of rollergirls like a hot knife through butter" said the announcer ,Wundamike.

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