Phrase guide

to the core

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Completely, down to one's very essence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: to the bone, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the hilt, to the marrow, to the max, to the nines, to the nth degree, to the tonsils, to the top of one's bent, top to bottom, up to eleven

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: läpeensä — down to one's very essence
  • French: jusqu'à la moelle — down to one's very essence
  • Italian: fino al midollo — down to one's very essence
  • Italian: fino all'osso — down to one's very essence
  • Polish: do szpiku kości — down to one's very essence
  • Polish: na wskroś — down to one's very essence
  • Polish: na wylot — down to one's very essence
  • Polish: do cna — down to one's very essence
  • Russian: наскво́зь (naskvózʹ) — down to one's very essence
  • Russian: до мо́зга косте́й (do mózga kostéj) — down to one's very essence
  • Spanish: hasta la médula — down to one's very essence
  • Swedish: (ända) in i märgen — down to one's very essence
  • Swedish: (ända) ut i fingerspetsarna — down to one's very essence
  • Swedish: alltigenom — down to one's very essence