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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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cut costs to the bone
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2 a : ESSENCE, CORE <cut costs to the bone> <a liberal to the bone> b : the most deeply ingrained part : HEART — usually used in plural <knew in his bones that it was wrong>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does cut costs to the bone mean?
2 a : ESSENCE, CORE <cut costs to the bone> <a liberal to the bone> b : the most deeply ingrained part : HEART — usually used in plural <knew in his bones that it was wrong>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What does cut costs to the bone mean?
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cut costs to only the absolutely necessary items He's a mean one, all the way to the bone. That wind chills a person clear to the bone. On the lighter side: "beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes all the way to the bone".
- cut costs to only the absolutely necessary items He's a mean one, all the way to the bone.
- That wind chills a person clear to the bone.
- On the lighter side: "beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes all the way to the bone".
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cut costs to only the absolutely necessary items
He's a mean one, all the way to the bone.
That wind chills a person clear to the bone.
On the lighter side: "beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes all the way to the bone".
He's a mean one, all the way to the bone.
That wind chills a person clear to the bone.
On the lighter side: "beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes all the way to the bone".
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I would have written: cut costs of only the absolutely necessary items. Would that be okay? e.g. The president has promised to cut costs of basic utilities.
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