(all) skin and bones

(all) skin and bones
nothing but skin and bones & (all) skin and bones
Fig. very thin or emaciated. •

Bill has lost so much weight. He's nothing but skin and bones.

Look at Bill. He's just skin and bones.

That old horse is all skin and bones. I won't ride it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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