close to the bone



close to the bone

very personal or offensively honest He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone they weren't funny at all.
See also: bone, close

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gennadiyagye-NAH-dee-yah, gee-NAH-dee-yahRussian
EmelyEM-ə-leeEnglish (Modern)
Gwenneg-Breton
CezÁRio-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Neculai-Romanian
WubbeVUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch