chilled to the bone

Idioms  

1. Also, chilled to the marrow. Extremely or bitterly cold, as in After skiing in the wind for five hours straight, I was chilled to the bone. These hyperboles replaced the earlier idea of one's blood freezing and are more picturesque than the current synonym frozen.

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Example Sentences

You may not leave this movie satisfied, but you will be appalled — and chilled to the bone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

My colleagues showed exceptional patience in the field, pausing as I pumped as many as seven times a day, often being chilled to the bone as they waited for me.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2019

You’ll be disgusted, and chilled to the bone.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2018

The rest of the country and the world, however, will remain chilled to the bone by his distorted vision of reality.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2017

I looked around, and even though the arena was dim and only half-lit, the seats empty, and I was chilled to the bone without the full uniform and pads, I couldn’t help but smile.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Related Words

• chilly
• cold
• freezing
• frigid
• frosty
• glacial
• polar
• raw