cut to the bone

常見例句

He has to cut, clip, and curtail his monthly spending; he has had his budget cut to the bone.
他必須削減他的每月開支；他把預(yù)算已減到最低程度。
A huge butcher block was used to trim fat from the federal budget, which was sometimes cut to the bone.
一個(gè)巨大的砧板用來(lái)從聯(lián)邦預(yù)算上休整肥肉，有時(shí)候卻切到骨頭里。
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.
經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家傾向于這樣的觀點(diǎn)：擁有成百上千的市場(chǎng)參與者且每個(gè)參與者占有極小市場(chǎng)份額的行業(yè)一定競(jìng)爭(zhēng)非常激烈、價(jià)格較低。

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