float like a butterfly

English

Etymology

Coined by US boxer Muhammad Ali.

Pronunciation

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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)

1. (colloquial, simile) To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.

See also

• sting like a bee