Sentence examples for push a knife from inspiring English sources

You must seem both totally harmless and able, if necessary, to push a knife through any tender gut".

They must be thoroughly tender – you should be able to effortlessly push a knife point through them.

He wept as he told the story, thrusting his hands forward as if he could still feel what it was like to push a knife into someone's chest.

Check by pushing a knife into a potato – if it goes in without too much resistance, they are ready.

The stylus can also be moved, with resistance, to simulate an action like pushing a knife through hard cheese.

In Saturday's incident, a woman visiting from Houston was walking near the Children's Zoo with her 6-year-old son when a man in fatigues came up behind the boy and pushed a knife or screwdriver against his neck, said Officer John Seidel, a police spokesman.

He said that it was like somebody has pushed a knife in his back.

You can push a small knife or fork into the deepest part of the meat, and if the juices are clear then its cooked but if there is any trace of pink, pop it back into the oven for another 20 minutes and then check again.

A good trick is to pull back an edge of the sod carpet and push a sharp tool like a knife into the soil.

Trickle a little oil over the fish, and roast for 20 25 minutes, until just cooked through (check by pushing a fine-bladed knife into the thickest part, between two slashes: the flesh should be opaque and just coming away from the backbone).

When you are behind the door, push the knife or a really flat screwdriver on the door lock between the door and the wall.