'butter through' implies the doing of something for a short period of time and often used when describing a task which one is not particularly fond of. Has the same root as butter(being on a roll)yet is polar to in the common negative usage of the phrase. To 'Roll Through'
by repsak July 11, 2008
by B. Hanback January 18, 2009
"The jammer for the Putas del Fuego moved through the pack of rollergirls like a hot knife through butter" said the announcer ,Wundamike.
by Motorblade June 26, 2006