cut to the quick
Example Sentences
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When therapists talk to adult clients and conduct surveys, they find that kids hold onto "things like that, that cut to the quick," ruminating over them well into their adolescent and adult years.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021
Her words cut to the quick of Maud’s beliefs, the constructions and delusions of a troubled and very lonely young woman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2021
He has to be realistic and cut to the quick when it comes to solutions.
From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2018
Jessa’s passionate speech in the second-to-last episode really cut to the quick for me — maybe there’s something redemptive in the hot mess that is Hannah Horvath, even if we can’t see it yet.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2016
“Be happy for me,” she says, and I feel cut to the quick.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
