knife
noun
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Bridges suggests saving $950 million by taking the average percentage slice that Congress has knifed out of presidential aid requests over the past four years: 21.6%.
From Time Magazine Archive
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