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单词 under the knife
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under the knife

phrase
If you go under the knife, you have an operation in a hospital.
Kelly was about to go under the knife when her surgeon stopped everything.
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under the knife in British English

undergoing a surgical operation
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under the knife in American English

US
Informal
undergoing surgery
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Examples of 'under the knife' in a sentence
under the knife

Some health chiefs ban overweight patients going under the knife until they have slimmed.
The Sun (2017)
This will bring little comfort if you are about to go under the knife.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was six years between my first consultation with a psychiatrist and going under the knife.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He will follow treatment for another couple of weeks and if the problem persists he will go under the knife.
The Sun (2010)
His problem was resolved without the need to go under the knife as an extensive course of physio did the trick.
The Sun (2014)
Would you go under the knife?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So how can you make sure you avoid the sort of pain that may result in having to go under the knife?
The Sun (2016)
Her young body was still growing and she didn't need to go under the knife.
The Sun (2008)
Surgery failed to fix the problem, requiring him to go under the knife a second time as his career stuttered on.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I can't watch footage of people going under the knife at all.
The Sun (2008)
So she's not very sympathetic to middle-aged actresses who go under the knife.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The TV host has admitted going under the knife to get rid of her chicken neck and to refresh her face.
The Sun (2009)
Last month, the mum of five flew to a Brussels clinic to go under the knife yet again.
The Sun (2016)
But I'm really nervous about having an anaesthetic and going under the knife.
The Sun (2010)
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