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What is the meaning of phrase below?
so sharp you won't feel a thing
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so sharp you won't feel a thing
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What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Thank you the comment!
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Dec 18 at 13:44
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so sharp you won't feel a thing
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What is the meaning of phrase below?
so sharp you won't feel a thing
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phrases
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What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Thank you the comment!
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
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What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Thank you the comment!
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
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What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Thank you the comment!
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
Thank you the comment!
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
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It could be meant literally.
It's entirely possible for something to be so sharp that you won't feel it break your skin. In my experience this is neither as useful nor as scary as it sounds.
In the case of a needle, it's often painless to be stabbed by a brand-new hypodermic needle (or anything similarly fine and sharp), but there's an element of luck: sometimes the needle hits your nerves and hurts, other times it misses and is painless. In either case you might still feel some discomfort from the injection of fluid through the needle.
In the case of a knife or slashing cut, if the cutting edge is extremely sharp, then you might not feel the cut until a couple of seconds after the fact. This is partly contextual/psychological; if you're quietly watching someone cut into your hand then you're going to experience some pain no matter how sharp the knife is.
The phrase could also be meant metaphorically.
answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
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1 Answer
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It could be meant literally.
It's entirely possible for something to be so sharp that you won't feel it break your skin. In my experience this is neither as useful nor as scary as it sounds.
In the case of a needle, it's often painless to be stabbed by a brand-new hypodermic needle (or anything similarly fine and sharp), but there's an element of luck: sometimes the needle hits your nerves and hurts, other times it misses and is painless. In either case you might still feel some discomfort from the injection of fluid through the needle.
In the case of a knife or slashing cut, if the cutting edge is extremely sharp, then you might not feel the cut until a couple of seconds after the fact. This is partly contextual/psychological; if you're quietly watching someone cut into your hand then you're going to experience some pain no matter how sharp the knife is.
The phrase could also be meant metaphorically.
answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
add a comment |
It could be meant literally.
It's entirely possible for something to be so sharp that you won't feel it break your skin. In my experience this is neither as useful nor as scary as it sounds.
In the case of a needle, it's often painless to be stabbed by a brand-new hypodermic needle (or anything similarly fine and sharp), but there's an element of luck: sometimes the needle hits your nerves and hurts, other times it misses and is painless. In either case you might still feel some discomfort from the injection of fluid through the needle.
In the case of a knife or slashing cut, if the cutting edge is extremely sharp, then you might not feel the cut until a couple of seconds after the fact. This is partly contextual/psychological; if you're quietly watching someone cut into your hand then you're going to experience some pain no matter how sharp the knife is.
The phrase could also be meant metaphorically.
answered Dec 18 at 13:28
ShapeOfMatter
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Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
add a comment |
It could be meant literally.
It's entirely possible for something to be so sharp that you won't feel it break your skin. In my experience this is neither as useful nor as scary as it sounds.
In the case of a needle, it's often painless to be stabbed by a brand-new hypodermic needle (or anything similarly fine and sharp), but there's an element of luck: sometimes the needle hits your nerves and hurts, other times it misses and is painless. In either case you might still feel some discomfort from the injection of fluid through the needle.
In the case of a knife or slashing cut, if the cutting edge is extremely sharp, then you might not feel the cut until a couple of seconds after the fact. This is partly contextual/psychological; if you're quietly watching someone cut into your hand then you're going to experience some pain no matter how sharp the knife is.
The phrase could also be meant metaphorically.
answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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It could be meant literally.
It's entirely possible for something to be so sharp that you won't feel it break your skin. In my experience this is neither as useful nor as scary as it sounds.
In the case of a needle, it's often painless to be stabbed by a brand-new hypodermic needle (or anything similarly fine and sharp), but there's an element of luck: sometimes the needle hits your nerves and hurts, other times it misses and is painless. In either case you might still feel some discomfort from the injection of fluid through the needle.
In the case of a knife or slashing cut, if the cutting edge is extremely sharp, then you might not feel the cut until a couple of seconds after the fact. This is partly contextual/psychological; if you're quietly watching someone cut into your hand then you're going to experience some pain no matter how sharp the knife is.
The phrase could also be meant metaphorically.
answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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answered Dec 18 at 13:28
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Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
add a comment |
Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Or ironically..
– Hot Licks
Dec 18 at 13:34
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
Thank you ! I understood very much, its means that cannot feel anything because the cut is too sharp.
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
As a newish user, I'm curious if anyone knows why my answer was downvoted.
– ShapeOfMatter
Dec 18 at 18:58
add a comment |
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What part don't you understand? Do you understand each individual word? Have you tried Google Translate into your mother tongue? If Google Translate doesn't support your native language well, you could always try a good old fashioned translating dictionary.
– Dan Bron
Dec 18 at 13:25
Welcome to EL&U! It means the cut will not hurt because it is very sharp (a knife, for example). I suggest you visit the English Language Learner Stack Exchange for similar questions in the future.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 18 at 13:29
Thank you the comment!
– masanori
Dec 18 at 13:44