Definition of cut to the quick
: very hurt
She was cut to the quick by their insults.
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“Cut to the quick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20to%20the%20quick. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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