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to the bone

to the bone prepositional phrase: completely, totally.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Completely, totally.
    • The winter wind was so bitter it chilled me to the bone.
    • After walking home in the rain, she was soaked to the bone.

to the bone meaning in Bengali

to the bone in Bengali

সম্পূর্ণরূপে, পুরোপুরি

Examples of to the bone in a sentence

  • I'm being worked to the bone to meet deadlines before the holiday rush.
  • She could tell right away / That I was bad to the bone1982, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, “Bad to the Bone”, in Bad to the Bone:
  • I am one of those melodramatic fools / Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it1994, Green Day, “Basket Case”, in Dookie:
  • Lately, did you ever feel the pain / In the morning rain / As it soaks you to the bone?1994, Noel Gallagher, “Live Forever”, in Definitely Maybe, performed by Oasis:
  • I'm bad to the bone, I'm just a little torn / I'm makin' so much love2004, George Michael, “My Mother Had a Brother”, in Patience:

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Questions about to the bone

What does to the bone mean?
To the bone means completely, totally.
What is to the bone in Bengali?
To the bone in Bengali is সম্পূর্ণরূপে, পুরোপুরি. See To the bone meaning in Bengali.
How do you use to the bone in a sentence?
I'm being worked to the bone to meet deadlines before the holiday rush.
What part of speech is to the bone?
To the bone is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the bone in the dictionary

  1. to that effect
  2. to that end
  3. to the
  4. to the backbone
  5. to the best of one's knowledge
  6. to the bone
  7. to the bones
  8. to the brim
  9. to the contrary
  10. to the core
  11. to the day

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Adapted from Wiktionary: to the bone (page history and authors); to the bone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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