to the bone
idiom
1
: very much
We were frozen to the bone.
The threatening look in his eyes chilled me to the bone.
2
: as much as possible
The company has cut costs to the bone in an effort to save money.
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As companies push for return-to-office without rebuilding culture, cut staff to the bone, and treat connection as an afterthought, workers are left isolated.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Owning the solar supply chain is a strategic triumph for the state, but companies producing solar modules mostly sell undifferentiated products, fighting for minuscule profits while cutting prices to the bone.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
He was born and raised in Berkeley, Calif., a Cal Bear to the bone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
The older Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9, or Grade Group 5, with metastasis to the bone.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Owning the solar supply chain is a strategic triumph for the state, but companies producing solar modules mostly sell undifferentiated products, fighting for minuscule profits while cutting prices to the bone.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
He was born and raised in Berkeley, Calif., a Cal Bear to the bone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
The older Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9, or Grade Group 5, with metastasis to the bone.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the bone
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“To the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20bone. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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