be cut to the bone

if a service or an amount of money is cut to the bone, it is reduced as much as possible How can we create quality programmes when our funding has been cut to the bone?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Urd	-	Norse Mythology
Carita	-	Swedish
Sabah Ud-Din	-	Arabic (Rare)
Harsh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Beatrice	['bi:ətris]
Lagina	-	African American (Rare)