to the backbone

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Through and through; thoroughly; entirely.Synonyms:to the bone,to the core;see alsoThesaurus:to the full1834,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,The Last Days of Pompeii:staunchto the backbone1894, Richard William Murray,South African Reminiscences, page138:Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Halliteto the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party.1907,Alfred Thayer Mahan,From Sail to Steam: Reflections of Naval Life:In temperament he was Dutchto the backbone— at least as we imagine Dutch.

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