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1 cut to the bone
1) (smb.) глубоко уязвить, ранить в самое сердце кого-л.; возмущать кого-л. до глубины душиThis was an insult that cut him to the bone... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Stoic’, ch. LII) — Это оскорбление ранило Толлифера в самое сердце...
2) (smth.) максимально снизить ( цены); максимально сократить (расходы и т. п.); урезать до минимумаHe said they had cut their prices to the bone as a patriotic duty to the British and French Governments. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 17) — Он сказал, что они максимально снизили цены, считая это своей патриотической обязанностью перед английским и французским правительствами.
She had already cut all previous events to the bone, as if nothing had mattered or had happened to them except this casual, friendly and warm meeting at Sam's bar. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XXI) — Она отбросила все разделявшее их, словно ничто больше не имело значения, словно ничего не было, кроме этой случайной дружеской и теплой встречи в баре Сэма.
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2 cut to the bone
Общая лексика: снизить до минимума (о ценах и т. п.), снизить (цены и т.п.) до минимума -
3 cut unto the bone
Общая лексика: разрезано до кости, рассечено до кости -
4 price cut to the bone
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5 the icy wind cut me to the bone
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the icy wind cut me to the bone
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6 cut costs to the bone
Макаров: снизить цены до минимума -
7 cut something to the bone
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8 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) helt ind til benet2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) ind til benet* * *1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) helt ind til benet2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) ind til benet -
9 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) hasta los huesos, hasta los tuétanos2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) al mínimo -
10 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) inn að beini2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) að (algeru) lágmarki -
11 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) csontig2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) minimálisra -
12 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) até aos ossos2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) ao mínimo -
13 to the bone
iliklerine kadar* * *1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) iliklerine kadar2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) en aza -
14 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) do kosti2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) do skrajne mere -
15 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) luita ja ytimiä myöten2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) minimiin -
16 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) helt inntil beinet2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) inntil beinet -
17 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) fino al midollo2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) all'osso -
18 to the bone
2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) auf's äußerste -
19 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) do szpiku2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) do minimum -
20 to the bone
1) (thoroughly and completely: I was chilled to the bone.) pilnīgi; līdz kau-liem2) (to the minimum: I've cut my expenses to the bone.) pilnīgi; līdz minimumam
См. также в других словарях:
cut to the bone — {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 … Dictionary of American idioms
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