close to (或 near) the bone

(of a remark) penetrating and accurate to the point of causing hurt or discomfort

（言語）傷人的，令人不舒服的

cut (或 pare) something to the bone

reduce something to the bare minimum

使最小化

costs will have to be cut to the bone.

成本必須降到最低程度。

have a bone to pick with someone

(informal)have reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone

(非正式)同…有爭端要解決，對…有理由懷恨

in one's bones

felt, understood, believed, or known very deeply or instinctively

深深地（或本能地）感到，理解，相信，知道

something good was bound to happen; he could feel in his bones.

他本能地覺得一定會有好事發(fā)生。

make no bones about

have no hesitation in stating or dealing with (something), however unpleasant, awkward, or distasteful it is

對…毫不猶豫，對…直言不諱

he makes no bones about his feelings towards the militants.

他直言不諱地說出了自己對激進(jìn)分子們的態(tài)度。

not have a —— bone in one's body

have not the slightest trace of the specified quality

沒有一點(diǎn)（某種特性）

she hasn't got a sympathetic bone in her body.

她一點(diǎn)同情心都沒有。

off the bone

(of meat or fish) having had the bone or bones removed before being cooked, served, or sold

（肉、魚）無骨的

on the bone

(of meat or fish) having the bone or bones left in when cooked, served, or sold

（肉、魚）帶骨的

point the bone at

(Austral.)(of an Aboriginal) cast a spell on (someone) so as to cause their sickness or death

(澳大利亞)（土著）以兇符骨指向…咒其倒霉（或喪命）

throw the bones

(S. African)use divining bones to foretell the future or discover the source of a difficulty by studying the pattern they form when thrown on the ground

(南非)占卜

to the bone

(of a wound) so deep as expose a person's bone

及骨，到骨頭

his thigh had been axed open to the bone.

他的大腿被斧頭砍傷及骨頭。

his contempt cut her to the bone.

他的輕視對她傷害極深。

see to one's bones below

見下面 to one's bones

to one's bones (或 to the bone)

used to emphasize that a person has a specified quality or experience in an overwhelming or very fundamental way

深入骨髓，徹底地，到極點(diǎn)

he's a cop to the bone.

他是個地地道道的警察。

what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

(proverb)a person's behaviour or characteristics are determined by their heredity

(諺)江山易改，本性難移

work one's fingers to the bone

work very hard

不住手地工作；勤奮工作