to the core

to the core

English

Prepositional phrase

to the core

1. Completely, down to one's very essence.

   Synonym: to the bone

Derived terms

• rotten to the core

Translations

down to one's very essence

Italian: fino al midollo

Further reading

• “to the core”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “to the core”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “to the core” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “to the core” (US) / “to the core” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “to the core” in the Collins English Dictionary