cut+to+the+quick
11cut to the quick — v. hit where it hurts most, hurt the feelings of …
12cut 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) …
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 …
16to 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 …
17cut someone to the quick — cause someone deep distress. → quick …
18quick — [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) …
19quick, 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… …
20quick — quick1 W2S1 [kwık] adj comparative quicker superlative quickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short time)¦ 2¦(fast)¦ 3¦(no delay)¦ 4¦(clever)¦ 5 be quick 6 be quick to do something 7 quick fix 8 have a quick …
