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
Neelam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Wulfno&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
HÜLya-Turkish
Zulaykha-Arabic
Rufus['ru:fəs]
AnjaAHN-yah (Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, German, Dutch