to cut to the quick
11cut someone to the quick — cut (someone) to the quick old fashioned to upset someone by criticizing them. I was cut to the quick by her harsh remarks. (usually passive) …
12cut to the quick — v. hit where it hurts most, hurt the feelings of …
13cut someone to the quick — cut someone to the bone/heart/quick phrase to say or do something unkind that makes someone feel very upset His mockery, which he meant as a joke, cut her to the bone. Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: cut * * *… …
14cut somebody to the quick — cut sb to the ˈquick idiom to upset sb very much by doing or saying sth unkind • His accusations cut me to the quick. Main entry: ↑quickidiom …
15cut me to the quick — hurt me, cause me to feel sad I was hurt when she called me a cow. She cut me to the quick …
16cut someone to the quick — cause someone deep distress. → quick …
17to the quick — adverb a) To the level of living tissue. Blood dripped from every finger end, while the nails were broken to the quick. b) Very deeply; at ones most sensitive level of feeling. Titus, I have touched thee to the quick …
18cut him to the quick — hit him where he hurts most …
19quick — [kwik] adj. [ME quik, lively, alive < OE cwicu, living: see BIO ] 1. Archaic living; alive 2. a) rapid; swift [a quick walk] b) done with promptness; prompt [a quick reply] c) …
20quick, quickly — Quick is a noun, an adjective, and an adverb. Quickly is an adverb only. Although such expressions as Come quick and Move quick are often heard, experts agree that quickly is preferable: By acting quickly (not quick), they expect to make a big… …