Daily life

chilled to the bone

extremely cold

Feeling extremely cold all through your body.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

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Why are you shaking?

I was chilled to the bone waiting for that bus.

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I was chilled to the bone after standing in the rain.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I was chilled in the bone after waiting outside.

Say: I was chilled to the bone after waiting outside.

The fixed expression is 'chilled to the bone,' not 'chilled in the bone.'

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be chilled to the bone; feel chilled to the bone

Your turn: say it out loud

I was chilled to the bone after standing in the rain.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

chilled to the bone

extremely cold

“I was chilled to the bone after standing in the rain.”

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