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Meanings of take a knife in English

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Usage of take a knife in English
1
When you went, what did you take a knife from the counter for?
The Fortune Hunter
2
Is Jatupon never tempted to take a knife and slit his brother's throat?
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
3
Now take a knife in the right hand and trim off the superfluous white.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery: A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Di...
4
I wish I could take a knife and physically cut it out of me.
The ice princess
5
What they did was take a knife to his balls.
Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
6
But a prolonged low price will force producers to take a knife to production plans.
Reuters
7
He finds out and goads her in their kitchen, encouraging her to take a knife.
The Guardian
8
I will take a knife, hold him down.
Worldwinder
9
If you do, why not take a knife or an axe and do it at once?
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
10
Would you let one you love take a knife to open a vein or cut himself?
The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
11
But we're fond of Deb so it's unlikely that we would ever take a knife to her.
Reuters
12
The latches were badly corroded, and Raif had to take a knife to them to pry them apart.
A Fortress of Grey Ice
13
And take a knife, at least.
Ice Like Fire
14
As dey pahs by de table, each one take a knife an' cut off a piece o' meat.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
15
Why shouldn't they want to rob him, or worse, take a knife and cut into his soft belly?
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
16
Some women are feeling so ashamed of their nether regions that they're willing to take a knife to it.
The Guardian
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