You-could-cut-it-with-a-knife
alluding to something very thick, such as muggy air or a heavy accent; also, a very tense atmosphere. for example, the smoke was so thick you could cut it with a knife, or when i walked in they all stopped talking and you could cut the air with a knife. [ ; late 1800s ]
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