Idioms

chilled to the marrow

be chilled to the marrow

To be very cold. ("Marrow" is the soft tissue found inside bones.) After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow. We were chilled to the marrow after being subjected to the wind from the mountain. You're going to be chilled to the marrow if you go swimming in the lake at this time of year.
See also: chill, marrow, to

chill (one) to the marrow

1. 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.) After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow. The wind from the mountain chilled us to the marrow. You can't go swimming in the lake at this time of year—the water will chill you to the marrow!
2. To cause one to be very scared. In this usage, a pronoun is usually used between "chill" and "to." The sight of blood just chills me to the marrow. You can go on your own then—scary movies chill me to the marrow. Well, Howie's a real wuss if that stupid haunted house chilled him to the marrow.
See also: chill, marrow, to
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chilled to the marrow

or

frozen to the marrow

mainly BRITISH
If you are chilled to the marrow or frozen to the marrow, you are very cold. Note: `Marrow' is the fatty substance inside the bones of a person or animal. She was chilled to the marrow and wet through.
See also: chill, marrow, to
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References in classic literature
I'm chilled to the marrow!" He passed out of the tent shivering.
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Mind you, if my feet hadn't been killing me and my body chilled to the marrow, it might have been an entirely different story.
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Capello was chilled to the marrow by Italy's collapse and the operatic abuse heaped on Marcello Lippi.
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Suddenly, they were chilled to the marrow by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.
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