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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
skin and bones
In Japanese, 'bones' comes first: He is bones and skin.
In English, always 'skin and bones'?
Also,
1. Can it be more figuratively used for other things than the body?
2. Any other expressions to refer to a very skinny person?
Thank you.
In English, always 'skin and bones'?
Also,
1. Can it be more figuratively used for other things than the body?
2. Any other expressions to refer to a very skinny person?
Thank you.
Top answer
skin and bones is the right sequence. bag of bones, as thin as a rake, gangly, lanky, bony, sinewy, scrawny
- skin and bones is the right sequence.
- bag of bones, as thin as a rake, gangly, lanky, bony, sinewy, scrawny
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skin and bones is the right sequence.
bag of bones, as thin as a rake,
gangly, lanky, bony, sinewy, scrawny
bag of bones, as thin as a rake,
gangly, lanky, bony, sinewy, scrawny
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each word has other connotations, as well, than being thin, mind!
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it's in the dictionary this way:
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skin and bones
1 : a condition of extreme emaciation
2 : excessive thinness
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged.
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skin and bones
1 : a condition of extreme emaciation
2 : excessive thinness
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged.
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