to the bone

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

Example Sentences

When she and her friends got to the safety of the trees — it has to be a group of trees of similar height; a single tree, or a very tall tree, can act as a lightning rod — they were “soaked to the bone” and shaken to the core, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The first couple episodes are clever, funny and charmingly clumsy — if not too close to the bone for folks like us.

From Los Angeles Times

Prof Butler's project co-leader, Prof Susannah Maidment of the Natural History Museum, added that it was surprising that the spikes were fused directly on to the bone.

From BBC

“I Am … I Said,” which makes reference to a frog that dreamed of being a king before becoming one, cuts too close to the bone.

From Los Angeles Times

GOP budget proposals will raise costs on student loans, push more borrowers into default and cut assistance programs to the bone — putting college out of reach for millions of households.

From Los Angeles Times