Chill to the bone In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "chill to the bone", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-08-03 02:08

Meaning of Chill to the bone

Synonyms:

make someone's blood curdle , scare the pants off (of) (one) , make one's teeth chatter

Chill to the bone American British verb phrase

1. To be extremely cold
 

The temperature outside is minus 18 degrees. I have got chilled to the bone when traveling to work.

After raking snow off the roof for many hours, I am chilled to the bone.

2. To make someone exceedingly scared
 

The sudden appearance of zombies in the video chills me to the bone.

The soundtracks of this film chilled us to the bone.

Other phrases about:

you'll catch your death (of cold)

Used to advise that someone should wear warm or dry clothes, otherwise he or she will catch a very bad cold

Potatoes (or taters) in the mould
Literally means cold
to scare the hell out of
To shock, surprise or frighten someone in a very sudden and severe way
so cold (that) you could hang meat (in it/there)

Used to describe a room/place so cold that you could hang meat in there like a frozen meat warehouse.

be scared shitless

Feel extremely scared or frightened

Grammar and Usage of Chill to the bone

Verb Forms

  • Chilled to the Bone
  • chill to the bone
  • chills to the bone
  • chilling to the bone

The verb "chill" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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