to the bone | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Completely,totally.Synonyms:to the core;see alsoThesaurus:to the fullThe winter wind was so bitter it chilled meto the bone.After walking home in the rain, she was soakedto the bone.I'm being workedto the boneto meet deadlines before the holiday rush.1982,George Thorogood and the Destroyers, “Bad to the Bone”, inBad to the Bone:She could tell right away / That I was badto the bone1994,Green Day, “Basket Case”, inDookie:I am one of those melodramatic fools / Neuroticto the bone, no doubt about it1994,Noel Gallagher, “Live Forever”, inDefinitely Maybe, performed byOasis:Lately, did you ever feel the pain / In the morning rain / As it soaks youto the bone?2004,George Michael, “My Mother Had a Brother”, inPatience:I'm badto the bone, I'm just a little torn / I'm makin' so much love2023September 30, Hannah Murphy, quoting Shelley Zalis, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, inFT Weekend, Life & Arts, page17:She's fun, they say. A friend, a force. “Goodto the bone,” says Shelley Zalis, a founder of gender equality group The Female Quotient, who has been close to [Linda] Yaccarino for years.

Examples:

EN: And worked my fingers to the bone.
ES: Y trabajaste hasta caer rendida.
EN: Boy, she's chocolate to the bone.
ES: Vaya, es puro chocolate.
EN: And after I've worked myself to the bone for you?
ES: ¿Y después de todo lo que trabajé para usted?
EN: Well, Mrs. Glossop, I'll work my brain to the bone for you.
ES: Señora Glossop, trabajaré mucho por usted.
EN: I'd like to have the floor dear guests dear brides ... eh bridal bride the words of our esteemed previous speaker have shaken me, us to the bone but I have been the object of far too much praise, I don't deserve it
ES: ¡Queridos invitados...! ...queridas novias... eh... eh... novias... novia...
EN: I must cut my expenses to the bone... to the very bone.
ES: Deberé recortar mis gastos drásticamente... uno por uno.
EN: The thanks I get for working my fingers to the bone.
ES: El agradecimiento que obtengo por trabajar tan duro.
EN: Oh, Aunt Lily. I, who have worked my fingers to the bone here.
ES: - Me he matado a trabajar aquí...
EN: Their teeth will certainly cut to the bone
ES: ¡Hasta el hueso! Su boca está plagada de dientes.
EN: I don't have to wear myself to the bone for a sinking ship you certainly won't have to out with you, you're fired
ES: ¡No voy a dejarme los huesos por un barco que se hunde! ¡Tampoco podrá hacerlo! ¡Fuera!
EN: She's worked her fingers to the bone for everyone in this house.
ES: La chica se ha dejado el alma por todos en esta casa.
EN: Why, I've worked my head to the bone to put you on top.
ES: Te he llevado hasta lo más alto. ¿Qué más quieres?
EN: Poor little Dimples has to work her fingers to the bone to support them.
ES: La pobrecita Hoyuelos tiene que partirse la espalda para mantenerlos.
EN: I work your fingers to the bone for this party, and Mrs. Kilbourne allows him to usurp my position.
ES: Me mato a trabajar para esta fiesta, y la Sra. Kilbourne le permite usurpar mi puesto.
EN: - Close to the bone?
ES: - ¿Cerca del hueso?

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