float like a butterfly

English

Etymology

Coined by US boxer Muhammad Ali.

Pronunciation

Verb

float like a butterfly (third-person singular simple present floats like a butterfly, present participle floating like a butterfly, simple past and past participle floated like a butterfly)Category:English lemmas#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLYCategory:English verbs#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLYCategory:English multiword terms#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLYCategory:Pages with entries#FLOAT%20LIKE%20A%20BUTTERFLYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#FLOAT%20LIKE%20A%20BUTTERFLY

  1. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLY, simileCategory:English similes#FLOATLIKEABUTTERFLY) To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.

See also

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