势如破竹
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
idiom
Traditional: 勢如破竹
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- (idiom) like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- with irresistible force
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Related Words
一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一条绳上的蚂蚱(yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha)— lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
→一不做，二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)— don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
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