A few days ago
What does “Cut to the quick” mean? What is a quick ?
What does “Cut to the quick” mean? What is a quick ?
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To “cut someone to the quick” means to criticize them, especially if it particularly on-point and/or hurtful.
I have often also heard people say “cut to the quick” when they really mean “get to the point”. I am not sure though how popular this usage is.
Hope this helps.
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A few days ago
The ‘quick’ is the part that is living. When you ‘cut to the quick’, you are cutting through the dead, uninteresting part to get to the heart of the problem, or whatever.
When you ‘cut someone to the quick’, you cut them (or hurt them) very deeply.
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A few days ago
Your nailbed. When you cut your finger tip or if your fingernail comes off it exposes the quick. It hurts like heck.
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