до нитки
Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to the [last] thread”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɐ‿ˈnʲitkʲɪ]
Adverb
до ни́тки • (do nítki)
- (idiomatic) completely, totally, to the bone
- промо́кнуть до ни́тки ― promóknutʹ do nítki ― to get soaked to the bone; to be sopping wet
- (idiomatic) every single thing, absolutely everything
- обобра́ть до ни́тки ― obobrátʹ do nítki ― to leave someone without a shirt on their back; to take every single thing that someone owns
- знать до ни́тки ― znatʹ do nítki ― to know every single thing there is to know