chilled to the bone/marrow

idiom

: very cold
I was chilled to the bone/marrow.

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Hixiaohe Women’s Casual Oversized Button Down Corduroy Shacket $60 $45 at Amazon Shackets are the perfect transitional layers for fall, and this distressed corduroy piece provides just the right heft to carry you from day to night, without becoming chilled to the bone. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024 One of Gowdy’s sergeants, Aquilino Gonell, a 42-year-old veteran of the war in Iraq, who was close by, unable to move from his position lest the crowd burst through, heard the taunts and was chilled to the bone. New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 Despite my gray woolen coat, I am chilled to the bone. Eileen Murphy Donnersberger, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021 Dressed in a tank top, shorts and a hoodie, Compean was chilled to the bone. Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021

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“Chilled to the bone/marrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilled%20to%20the%20bone%2Fmarrow. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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