- be cut to the bone
- if a service or an amount of money is cut to the bone, it is reduced as much as possible.
How can we create quality programmes when our funding has been cut to the bone?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be cut to the bone
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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\ to\ the\ bone — v. phr. To make (smth) 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 had to be cut … Словарь американских идиом
cut 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 to the bone — phrasal : to reduce to the barest minimum : divest of anything that could be regarded as nonessential, extra, or extrinsic … Useful english dictionary
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
The Bone People — infobox Book | name = the bone people title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Keri Hulme illustrator = cover artist = Cover design by Neil Stuart, cover illustration by Jack Freize country = New Zealand language =… … Wikipedia
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
