chill (one) to the marrow



chill (one) to the marrow

To make or be very cold. A pronoun does not have to be used between "chill" and "to." ("Marrow" is the soft tissue found inside bones.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow. The wind from the mountain chilled us to the marrow.
See also: chill, marrow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MickMIK (English)English, Dutch
Kapena-Hawaiian
PrimoPREE-mo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
BÜNyamİN-Turkish
CelsoCHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Yash-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada