Collocations for "razor"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "razor" in context.
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razor
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- use [an electric, a triple-blade, a disposable] razor
- buy new blades for the razor
- [charge, recharge, plug in] the razor
- a razor for [men, women]
- took a razor to her [leg, armpit] hair
- cut myself with a razor
- glided the razor over his [chin, beard, cheek, sideburns]
- used a razor to trim his [goatee, sideburns, beard]
- a [straight, safety, five-blade] razor
- removed his [earlobe, pubic] hair with a razor
- a couple of nicks from the razor
- the [whirring, humming, buzzing] of the (electric) razor
- slang: hone one's [mind, survival instincts, reactions] to a razor's edge
- slang: the razor's edge of [chic, science, technology]
- slang: the [family, economy, match] is on a razor's edge
- has a razor-sharp mind
- her mind is razor sharp
- is razor thin
- by a razor thin margin
'razor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):