be close to the bone

To be very close to the truth in a hurtful way. Of course I'm mad—dad's remarks about how I'm wasting my life were close to the bone.

be close to the bone

also be near the bone

if something you say or write is close to the bone, it is close to the truth in a way that may offend someone He said he was only joking, but his comments were a bit close to the bone. Your remark about people who've been in trouble with the police was very near the bone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ghulam	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Kyung-Sook	gyung-sook	Korean
Krasimira	-	Bulgarian
Delphinus	-	Late Roman
Yaromil	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
ØYvind	-	Norwegian