Swiss army knife

noun

1. a small knife with blades and other tools, such as a nail file and corkscrew, all folding into the handle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swiss army knife¹

< Swiss Army, a trademark

Example Sentences

The BOT is saving what little ammunition it has left for what lies ahead, in what Piti described as a “Swiss Army knife approach” to policymaking.

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It reminds me of a Swiss Army knife: The blade has turned into our browsers, cutting through questions in seconds.

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A Swiss Army knife sits in your pocket until you decide to use it.

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Del Real — a Swiss Army Knife of a musician who has produced for the likes of Julieta Venegas and Natalia Lafourcade, among others — has been unpacking his life after a recent move back to the Mexican capital, after five years in the idyllic Valle de Bravo.

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He loves the position because he gets to be Servite’s “Swiss Army Knife.”

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