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.
他必须削减他的每月开支；他把预算已减到最低程度。
A huge butcher block was used to trim fat from the federal budget, which was sometimes cut to the bone.
一个巨大的砧板用来从联邦预算上休整肥肉，有时候却切到骨头里。
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.
经济学家倾向于这样的观点：拥有成百上千的市场参与者且每个参与者占有极小市场份额的行业一定竞争非常激烈、价格较低。

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