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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Slice these glands away, cutting down to the bone to be sure of removing all objectionable material.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Something — perhaps an inundation of lava — burned that planet to the bone.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
This is bad to the bone, so to speak, causing very bad pain and swelling.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of the sauropod fossils showed lesions that were confined to the bone marrow, while others had lesions that extended from the marrow all the way to the outer bone surface.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Something — perhaps an inundation of lava — burned that planet to the bone.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
This is bad to the bone, so to speak, causing very bad pain and swelling.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Some of the sauropod fossils showed lesions that were confined to the bone marrow, while others had lesions that extended from the marrow all the way to the outer bone surface.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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