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.
Examples of to the bone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Rebuilding The Biden administration inherited a program that had been stripped to the bone during the Trump years.
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Instead, Edelson and others say, platforms are cutting the teams tasked with moderation to the bone.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
And yes: Seeing a recognizable USA in tatters and ruins, not to mention a tank menacingly loitering on Park Avenue, will indeed chill you to the bone.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
Fish collars are the offal of the ocean, among the tastiest parts of the fish, thanks in part to the bone that keeps them moist.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Local news has been decimated in America, owing to a lethal cocktail of uninterested readers and greedy venture capital firms that buy local papers and then cut them to the bone in an effort to squeeze every last cent out of their investment.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
Merino Wool Neck Gaiter Ski Mask Any experienced skier will tell you that the wind has a way of finding its way into the smallest gaps in your outfit and chilling you to the bone.
—David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
Use a sharp knife to cut three deep (to the bone), diagonal slits on both sides of the fish.
—Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Efron looked, as meatheads would put it, ripped to the bone, with muscles that seemed ready to break free of his sunworshipper’s tan.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Instead, Edelson and others say, platforms are cutting the teams tasked with moderation to the bone.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
And yes: Seeing a recognizable USA in tatters and ruins, not to mention a tank menacingly loitering on Park Avenue, will indeed chill you to the bone.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
Fish collars are the offal of the ocean, among the tastiest parts of the fish, thanks in part to the bone that keeps them moist.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Local news has been decimated in America, owing to a lethal cocktail of uninterested readers and greedy venture capital firms that buy local papers and then cut them to the bone in an effort to squeeze every last cent out of their investment.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
Merino Wool Neck Gaiter Ski Mask Any experienced skier will tell you that the wind has a way of finding its way into the smallest gaps in your outfit and chilling you to the bone.
—David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
Use a sharp knife to cut three deep (to the bone), diagonal slits on both sides of the fish.
—Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Efron looked, as meatheads would put it, ripped to the bone, with muscles that seemed ready to break free of his sunworshipper’s tan.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
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