CUT TO THE BONE


Meaning of CUT TO THE BONE in English

v. phr. To make (something) the least or smallest possible amount; reduce severely; leave out everything extra or unnecessary from. Father cut Jane's allowance to the bone for disobeying him. When father lost his job, our living expenses had to be cut to the bone.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.