to the bone
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to the bone
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Completely, totally.
The winter wind was so bitter it chilled me to the bone.
Similar: to the core, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the hilt
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prep_phrase completely
| Español | hasta la médula |
|---|---|
| Português | até os ossos |
| Français | jusqu'aux os |
| Italiano | fino all'osso, fino al midollo |
| עברית | עד העצם |
Talk about this word "to the bone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20bone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. to the bone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20bone "to the bone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/to%20the%20bone.Cite this
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title = {to the bone},
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