"da tagliarsi col coltello" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: da tagliare col coltello [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “to be cut with the knife”. Compare French à couper au couteau and English you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to be cut with the knife}} “to be cut with the knife”, {{lit|to be cut with the knife}} Literally, “to be cut with the knife”, {{cog|fr|à couper au couteau}} French à couper au couteau, {{cog|en|you could cut the atmosphere with a knife}} English you could cut the atmosphere with a knife Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} da tagliarsi col coltello
  1. dense, thick Synonyms: denso, fitto, spesso
    Sense id: en-da_tagliarsi_col_coltello-it-prep_phrase-7zt8SVGK Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "à couper au couteau",
      "à couper au couteau#French"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to be cut with the knife"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to be cut with the knife”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to be cut with the knife”. Compare French à couper au couteau and English you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.",
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    {
      "form": "da tagliare col coltello",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "fitto"
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    ]
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      },
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        "Italian multiword terms",
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          "word": "denso"
        },
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          "word": "fitto"
        },
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        }
      ]
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