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be chilled to the bone/marrow

to be very cold After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone.

See also: bone, chill

be chilled/frozen to the marrow  (British & Australian)

to be extremely cold

Usage notes: Marrow is the soft material in the middle of your bones.

After an hour on the mountain, we were chilled to the marrow.

See chill to the bone, be chilled to the bone

See also: chill

chill somebody to the bone/marrow

to make someone feel very frightened The sound of scraping at the window chilled me to the bone.

See also: bone, chill