cut to the quick

cut to the quick

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.

Alfars analysis cuts to the quick of the socioeconomic structures that underlie marriage, primogeniture, monarchy, and imperialism.


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  • 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

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  • 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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