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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

bone chilling

Is 'bone chilling' a common term?
If so, how cold is that?

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I've only heard it used as a metaphor for 'very frightening'. Not for actual temperature.

— Nona the brit

  • I've only heard it used as a metaphor for 'very frightening'.
  • Not for actual temperature.
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I've only heard it used as a metaphor for 'very frightening'. Not for actual temperature.
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Nona The Brit
I've only heard it used as a metaphor for 'very frightening'. Not for actual temperature.
It is also used for temperature, in a slightly different form. That cold, wet wind chills clear to the bone.
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If something is bone-chilling, it is extremely cold:
The air at that altitude was bone-chilling


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Hi,

Is 'bone chilling' a common term?

Having said all that, it's not a common term in spoken conversation.

Nobody is going to walk into their office and say to their colleague,'Good morning, Mary. It's bone chillingly cold today'.
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