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