to the marrow
To the core
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Main Entry: ↑marrow
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to the marrow phrase
used for emphasizing how much something such as cold or fear affects you
frozen/chilled/scared to the marrow
Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing completeness or extremenesssynonym
Main entry: marrow
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to one's innermost being
a sight which chilled me to the marrow
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to the marrow
We were frozen to the marrow. [=we were very cold]
The look in his eyes chilled me to the marrow. [=made me feel very fearful]
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Main Entry: ↑marrow
Useful english dictionary. 2012.