Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to the bone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: to the bone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Completely, totally.

Example Sentences

"The winter wind was so bitter it chilled me to the bone."
"After walking home in the rain, she was soaked to the bone."
"I'm being worked to the bone to meet deadlines before the holiday rush."
"She could tell right away / That I was bad to the bone"
"I am one of those melodramatic fools / Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it"
"Lately, did you ever feel the pain / In the morning rain / As it soaks you to the bone?"

Phrases

work one's fingers to the bone

Synonyms

to the core all the way from soup to nuts in excelsis to the backbone to the bone to the brim to the fullest to the full to the gills to the gunnels to the hilt

Questions

What does to the bone mean?: Completely, totally.

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