cut something to the bone
- cut something to the bone
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to reduce something to the lowest possible level or amount
We’ve had to cut our profit margins to the bone in order to survive.
Thesaurus: to reduce something
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reduce something to the bare minimum
costs will have to be cut to the bone
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cut, pare, etc. sth to the ˈbone idiom
to reduce sth, such as costs, as much as you possibly can
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Their annual budget has already been pared to the bone.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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cut someone to the bone — cut someone to the bone/heart/quick phrase to say or do something unkind that makes someone feel very upset His mockery, which he meant as a joke, cut her to the bone. Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: cut … Useful english dictionary
cut (or pare) something to the bone — reduce something to the bare minimum. → bone … English new terms dictionary
pare something to the bone — cut/trim/pare/something to the bone phrase to reduce something to the lowest possible level or amount We’ve had to cut our profit margins to the bone in order to survive. Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
trim something to the bone — cut/trim/pare/something to the bone phrase to reduce something to the lowest possible level or amount We’ve had to cut our profit margins to the bone in order to survive. Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cut someone to the quick — cut someone to the bone/heart/quick phrase to say or do something unkind that makes someone feel very upset His mockery, which he meant as a joke, cut her to the bone. Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: cut * * *… … Useful english dictionary
cut someone to the heart — cut someone to the bone/heart/quick phrase to say or do something unkind that makes someone feel very upset His mockery, which he meant as a joke, cut her to the bone. Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: cut … Useful english dictionary
cut to the bone — {v. phr.} To make (something) the least or smallest possible amount; reduce severely; leave out everything extra or unnecessary from. * /Father cut Jane s allowance to the bone for disobeying him./ * /When father lost his job, our living expenses … Dictionary of American idioms
cut to the bone — {v. phr.} To make (something) the least or smallest possible amount; reduce severely; leave out everything extra or unnecessary from. * /Father cut Jane s allowance to the bone for disobeying him./ * /When father lost his job, our living expenses … Dictionary of American idioms
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — [[t]kʌ̱t[/t]] ♦ cuts, cutting (The form cut is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut… … English dictionary
