to cut to the quick
1Cut to the Quick — EP by Redgum Released 1982 Recorde …
2cut 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) …
3cut to the quick — If someone s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed …
4cut to the quick — If someone s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you cut someone to the quick, you hurt their feelings or offend them deeply. Alan was cut to the quick when Joe… …
5cut to the quick — verb a) To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally. I was cut to the quick at the idea of having lost the inestimable privilege of listening to the gifted Kurtz. b) To get to the most essential idea or point …
6Cut to the quick — If someone s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed …
7cut to the quick — cut (someone) to the quick : to make (someone) very upset Her harsh words cut him to the quick. [=he was deeply hurt by her harsh words] • • • Main Entry: ↑quick …
8cut to the quick — {v. phr.} To hurt someone s feelings deeply. * /The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick./ …
9cut to the quick — {v. phr.} To hurt someone s feelings deeply. * /The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick./ …
10cut\ to\ the\ quick — v. phr. To hurt someone s feelings deeply. The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick …
