一刀両断
Meanings
Noun
1. cutting in two with a single stroke (Yojijukugo)
2. taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot (Yojijukugo)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いっとうりょうだん
Composed of
両
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
Prefix
Examples1
もう少し
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.