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

• cut 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 * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 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) …   New idioms dictionary

• 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 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• cut the Gordian knot — To overcome a difficulty by violent measures, as Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot with his sword • • • Main Entry: ↑Gordian * * * cut the Gordian knot phrase to solve a very difficult problem in a quick and determined way that may cause… …   Useful english dictionary

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