Thesaurus / cut to the quick
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If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONEach day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONBefore he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLSleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSSomething remote and ancient stirred in her, something that was not of herself To-day, something half primitive, half barbaric.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODAt the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPSTo-day I'm more dead than alive, as we had a lesson from him yesterday that lasted four hours.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNESYNONYM OF THE DAY
AUGUST 1, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO CUT TO THE QUICK
- bad-mouthing
- blistering
- criticizing
- cutting down to size
- cutting to the quick
- decrying
- deprecating
- depreciating
- deriding
- derogating
- diminishing
- discounting
- discrediting
- disparaging
- dispraising
- downgrading
- downplaying
- dumping on
- knocking
- lowering
- minimizing
- panning
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- putting down
- ripping
- roasting
- running down
- scoff at
- scorching
- scorning
- shooting down
- shooting full of holes
- slamming
- smearing
- sneering at
- sour grapes
- squashing
- squelching
- taking a swipe at
- taking down
- taking down a peg
- tearing down
- underestimating
- underrating
- undervaluing
- writing off
- aggravate
- anger
- annoy
- antagonize
- bother
- cap
- chagrin
- cool
- curdle
- cut to the quick
- disappoint
- discontent
- disgruntle
- disgust
- disoblige
- dissatisfy
- enrage
- exasperate
- fret
- frustrate
- gall
- hurt
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- offend
- perplex
- pique
- play dirty
- provoke
- put out
- repel
- revolt
- rile
- roil
- sound
- turn off
- upset
- vex
- wing
- worry
- zing
- abase
- abash
- bemean
- break
- bring down
- cast down
- chagrin
- chasten
- confound
- confuse
- crush
- cut to the quick
- debase
- deflate
- degrade
- demean
- demote
- deny
- discomfit
- discredit
- disgrace
- embarrass
- hide
- humiliate
- lower
- make eat dirt
- make one feel small
- mortify
- overcome
- pop one's balloon
- pull down
- put away
- put one away
- put to shame
- reduce
- silence
- sink
- snub
- squash
- squelch
- strike dumb
- subdue
- take down
- take down a peg
- upset
- abased
- abashed
- bemeaned
- broke
- brought down
- cast down
- chagrined
- chastened
- confounded
- confused
- crushed
- cut to the quick
- debased
- deflated
- degraded
- demeaned
- demoted
- denied
- discomfited
- discredited
- disgraced
- embarrassed
- hid
- humiliated
- lowered
- made ate dirt
- made one felt small
- mortified
- overcame
- popped one's balloon
- pulled down
- put away
- put one away
- put to shame
- reduced
- sank
- silenced
- snubbed
- squashed
- squelched
- strike dumb
- subdued
- took down
- took down a peg
- upset
- abashing
- abasing
- bemeaning
- breaking
- bringing down
- casting down
- chagrining
- chastening
- confounding
- confusing
- crushing
- cutting to the quick
- debasing
- deflating
- degrading
- demeaning
- demoting
- denying
- discomfiting
- discrediting
- disgracing
- embarrassing
- hiding
- humiliating
- lowering
- making eating dirt
- making one feeling small
- mortifying
- overcoming
- popping one's balloon
- pulling down
- putting away
- putting one away
- putting to shame
- reducing
- silencing
- sinking
- snubbing
- squashing
- squelching
- strike dumb
- subduing
- taking down
- taking down a peg
- upsetting
- abuse
- afflict
- aggrieve
- annoy
- burn
- chafe
- constrain
- cut to the quick
- discomfit
- discommode
- displease
- distress
- excruciate
- faze
- give no quarter
- go for jugular
- grieve
- hit where one lives
- injure
- lambaste
- lay a bad trip on
- lean on
- martyr
- martyrize
- prejudice
- punish
- put down
- put out
- sadden
- sting
- thumb nose at
- torment
- torture
- try
- upset
- vex
- vitiate
- work over
- wound
- zing
- abusing
- aching
- afflicting
- ailing
- being sore
- being tender
- belting
- biting
- blemishing
- bruising
- burning
- cramping
- cutting
- cutting up
- damaging
- disabling
- doing violence
- flailing
- flogging
- harming
- impairing
- injuring
- kicking
- lacerating
- lashing
- maltreating
- marring
- mauling
- mess up
- nipping
- piercing
- pinching
- pommelling
- pricking
- pummeling
- punching
- puncturing
- punishing
- rough up
- shaking up
- slapping
- slugging
- smarting
- spanking
- spoiling
- squeezing
- stabbing
- sting
- tearing
- throbbing
- tormenting
- torturing
- totaling
- troubling
- waxing
- whacking
- whipping
- winding
- winging
- wracking up
- wringing
- abases
- affronts
- aggravates
- annoys
- blisters
- curses
- cuts to the quick
- debases
- degrades
- derides
- dishonors
- disobliges
- dumps on
- flouts
- girds
- humiliates
- injures
- irritates
- jeers
- libels
- mocks
- outrages
- pans
- provokes
- puts down
- reviles
- ridicules
- roasts
- scoffs
- slams
- slanders
- slights
- sneers
- snubs
- step on one's toes
- taunts
- teases
- underestimates
- vexes
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