Rock (one) to (one's) core verb phrase
To affect someone to an extreme degree, especially in a surprising way
His sudden divorce proposal rocked her to her core.
He lost all his assets after losing his business. It rocked him to his core.
His grandpa's death has rocked him to his core.
Used to say that someone was badly and deeply hurt or affected by imprisonment or ill-treatment
To be severely affected by something or to undergo financial losses.
To describe the action of affecting one in a deep and personal way.
The verb "rock" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him