to the bone

idiom

: very much

We were frozen to the bone.

The threatening look in his eyes chilled me to the bone.

: as much as possible

The company has cut costs to the bone in an effort to save money.

Examples of to the bone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That was Willie: crusty on the outside, inside soft to the bone. —

Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 19 June 2024 Though her cancer had gone into remission by 2020, Allain broke her back in a race-car crash in December 2021 and further scans showed her cancer had returned and metastasized to the bone. —

Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 But that story takes up so much screen time that other aspects of her life and career were cut down to the bone. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024 One of his first patients was an infant girl whose leg was cut open to the bone by shrapnel. —

Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for to the bone

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