Cut to the quick

Cut to the quick
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  • Cut to the Quick — EP by Redgum Released 1982 Recorde …   Wikipedia

  • cut 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) …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut to the quick — If someone s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • cut 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… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cut 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 …   Wiktionary

  • Cut to the quick —   If someone s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • cut 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut to the quick — {v. phr.} To hurt someone s feelings deeply. * /The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cut to the quick — {v. phr.} To hurt someone s feelings deeply. * /The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cut\ to\ the\ quick — v. phr. To hurt someone s feelings deeply. The children s teasing cut Mary to the quick …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cut to the quick — v. hit where it hurts most, hurt the feelings of …   English contemporary dictionary


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