strip something to the bone

成語所屬單字stripped

strip something to the bone — 慣用語

1. to reduce something to its most basic or essential form, removing everything tha

1.慣用語
釋義

精簡到極致;削減到最低限度

to reduce something to its most basic or essential form, removing everything that is not absolutely necessary; or, in a literal sense, to cut meat so completely from a bone that almost nothing remains

例句

The budget was stripped to the bone, leaving no money for new computers or office furniture.

After the wolves had finished their meal, the deer carcass was stripped to the bone and lay bleaching in the sun.