under the knife

== English == === Etymology === A reference to the situation of a patient lying on an operating table while a surgeon stands over them and operates using a surgical cutting tool (typically a scalpel). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌndə ðə ˈnaɪf/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌndəɹ ðə ˈnaɪf/ Rhymes: -aɪf Hyphenation: un‧der the knife === Prepositional phrase === under the knife (informal) Chiefly preceded by a form of go: undergoing a surgical procedure; into surgery. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === surgery on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Under the Knife (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “go under the knife, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “under the knife”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.