“the bone”

The following 7 entries include the term the bone.

bred-in-the-bone

adjective

cut to the bone

idiom

: reduced to the lowest possible amount

off the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) removed from the bone or bones

on the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones

pare to the bone

idiom

: to reduce as much as possible

to the bone

idiom

: very much

work one's fingers to the bone

idiom

: to work very hard


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