close to (或 near) the bone

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

（言语）伤人的，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.

成本必须降到最低程度。

have a bone to pick with someone

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

(非正式)同…有争端要解决，对…有理由怀恨

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.

他本能地觉得一定会有好事发生。

make no bones about

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

对…毫不犹豫，对…直言不讳

he makes no bones about his feelings towards the militants.

他直言不讳地说出了自己对激进分子们的态度。

not have a —— bone in one's body

have not the slightest trace of the specified quality

没有一点（某种特性）

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

她一点同情心都没有。

off the bone

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

（肉、鱼）无骨的

on the bone

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

（肉、鱼）带骨的

point the bone at

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

(澳大利亚)（土著）以凶符骨指向…咒其倒霉（或丧命）

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，到骨头

his thigh had been axed open to the bone.

他的大腿被斧头砍伤及骨头。

his contempt cut her to the bone.

他的轻视对她伤害极深。

see to one's bones below

见下面 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，彻底地，到极点

he's a cop to the bone.

他是个地地道道的警察。

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

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

(谚)江山易改，本性难移

work one's fingers to the bone

work very hard

不住手地工作；勤奋工作