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chilled to the bone

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  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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I like the ad, and I’m chilled to the bone by the technology.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

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

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

These few errands left me chilled to the bone, so cold that not even the window displays at the clothing store called The Fad could draw me in.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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