Cut (someone) To The Quick Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Cut (someone) To The Quick Idiom mean?

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cut (someone) to the quick What does cut (someone) to the quick mean?	to hurt someone's feelings very badly	The woman cut her friend to the quick when she criticized her new clothes.
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flunk out What does "flunk out" mean?	to fail a course, to fail school	My friend flunked out of the computer course at school.

sponge off What does "sponge off" mean?	live off somebody without paying for rent, food, or other costs
out of the loop What does "out of the loop" mean?	idiom. not involved; disconnected; unaware of what is going on
wipe the floor with (someone) What does "wipe the floor with (someone)" mean?	physically beat someone	The ex-boxer wiped the floor with the man who insulted him.
all told What does "all told" mean?	including everything/everyone, totaled up	All told, there were at least twelve candidates for the job.
bring (something) to (someone's) attention What does "bring (something) to (someone's) attention" mean?	to make someone aware of something	There was a mistake in the textbook which the student brought to the teacher's attention.
Go pear-shaped What does "Go pear-shaped" mean?	If things have gone wrong, they have gone pear-shaped.
scumbag What does "scumbag" mean?	disgusting, worthless person
funky What does "funky" mean?	strange; peculiar; odd.	"Play that funky music, white boy" (song lyrics).
run through (something) What does "run through (something)" mean?	to read or practice something from the beginning to the end without stopping	I usually try to run through my speech a couple of times before I have to give it.

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Cut (someone) To The Quick Idiom