Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Completely, totally.

    The winter wind was so bitter it chilled me to the bone.

    After walking home in the rain, she was soaked to the bone.

Examples

62 sentences

  1. Is it OK for dogs to eat chicken bones?

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  2. I was frozen to the bone.

    ruЯ продрог до костей. — Balamax

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  3. Tom worked his fingers to the bone.

    ruТом работал не покладая рук. — odexed

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  4. I was chilled to the bone.

    ruЯ продрог до костей. — Balamax

    deDer Schreck fuhr mir in die Glieder. — al_ex_an_der

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  5. We all know dogs like to gnaw on bones.

    ruМы все знаем, что собаки любят грызть кости. — marafon

    deWir alle wissen, dass Hunde gerne auf Knochen herumkauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

5 languages

Synonyms

20 synonyms
to the coreall the wayfrom soup to nutsin excelsisto the backboneto the brimto the fullto the gillsto the gunnelsto the hiltto the marrowto the maxto the ninesto the nth degree

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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