to the bone

Idioms  

1. see chilled to the bone; cut to the bone; work one's fingers to the bone.

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Example Sentences

Semple’s writing draws from real life in ways that could cut close to the bone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"We want to go home, but if we go home without money, then what? We've been working ourselves to the bone out at sea. How can we just be abandoned like that?"

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Instead, it acts as a signal that travels through the body to the bone marrow, where immune cells are produced.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

I froze in the entrance of the Krupp Pavilion, chilled to the bone although the sun beat hot on my face.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros