I got chilled to the bone in that snowstorm.
•The children were chilled to the bone from their swim in the ocean.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chilled to the bone — chilled/frozen/to the bone phrase feeling very cold in every part of your body Thesaurus: feeling very coldsynonym Main entry: bone … Useful english dictionary
be chilled to the bone — be chilled to the bone/marrow to be very cold. After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone … New idioms dictionary
frozen to the bone — chilled/frozen/to the bone phrase feeling very cold in every part of your body Thesaurus: feeling very coldsynonym Main entry: bone … Useful english dictionary
to the bone — 1. To the inmost part 2. To the minimum • • • Main Entry: ↑bone * * * 1) (of a wound) so deep as to expose a person s bone his thigh had been axed open to the bone | figurative his contempt cut her to the bone ■ (esp. of cold) affecting a p … Useful english dictionary
be chilled to the marrow — be chilled to the bone/marrow to be very cold. After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone … New idioms dictionary
to the bone — as completely as possible. Over the past 10 years, music programs in the public schools have been cut to the bone. When the wind whips around the house, even with the heat turned up I get chilled to the bone. Etymology: based on the idea of… … New idioms dictionary
chill to the bone — chill (someone) to the bone/marrow to make someone feel very frightened. The sound of scraping at the window chilled me to the bone … New idioms dictionary
chill someone to the bone — chill (someone) to the bone/marrow to make someone feel very frightened. The sound of scraping at the window chilled me to the bone … New idioms dictionary
(to) the bone — to the ˈbone idiom affecting you very strongly • His threats chilled her to the bone. Main entry: ↑boneidiom … Useful english dictionary
bone — [[t]bo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦♦ bones, boning, boned 1) N VAR Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. Many passengers suffered broken bones... Stephen fractured a thigh bone... The body is made up primarily of bone,… … English dictionary
chilled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ I suddenly felt chilled and had to go indoors. ▪ serve sth ▪ The wine is best served chilled. PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
