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Put down the knife 

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To go vegetarian or more specifically, vegan. Referring to the 2011 documentary 'Forks over knives' in which researchers explore the possibility that people changing their diets from animal-based to plant-based can help eliminate or control diseases like cancer and diabetes.
Girl 1: You are looking so good lately, what's your secret?

Girl 2: I put down the knife.
Put down the knife by my mAin Hack October 1, 2016
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put the knife down

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This term means “Stop hurting yourself or others while you are ahead”

Usually said by someone viewing a situation from the outside.

“Hurt” pertains to all possibilities of stress, pain, and anything alike.
Mark broke up with Liv and he just kept leading her on, he wouldn’t put the knife down.

Liv kept calling Mark out on things that were out of their control, Liv couldn’t put the knife down.
put the knife down by sound recollection December 2, 2025
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