cut to the bone

常见例句

He has to cut, clip, and curtail his monthly spending; he has had his budget cut to the bone.
他必須削減他的每月開支；他把預算已減到最低程度。
A huge butcher block was used to trim fat from the federal budget, which was sometimes cut to the bone.
一個巨大的砧板用來從聯邦預算上休整肥肉，有時候卻切到骨頭裡。
ECONOMISTS tend to think that an industry divided between hundreds of players, each with a tiny market share, should be fiercely competitive, with prices cut to the bone.
經濟學家傾曏於這樣的觀點：擁有成百上千的市場蓡與者且每個蓡與者佔有極小市場份額的行業一定競爭非常激烈、價格較低。

The new governors will have to cut to the bone to pay the salaries and pensions of their over-numerous employees.
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Last-ditch spending reductions cut to the bone, delaying production and subsequent billings.
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With manufacturing costs these days cut to the bone, the only way for carmakers to raise margins is to lower their marketing and warranty costs.
ECONOMIST: MONITOR