to the bone

idiom

1

: very much

We were frozen to the bone.

The threatening look in his eyes chilled me to the bone.

2

: as much as possible

The company has cut costs to the bone in an effort to save money.

Examples of to the bone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team said no permanent damage was done to the bone or tendon and medical experts are optimistic that the giraffe will fully recover. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025

An avulsion is when the tendon that connects the lat muscle to the humerus is torn away from the bone, so surgery is done to reattach the tendon to the bone. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025

Surgery also does not preclude an athlete from future injury to the bone. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Another alleged he was ordered to keep working after a load of fish landed on him, gashing his leg to the bone and overflowing his boot with blood. —Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for to the bone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone