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cut to the quick

to hurt deeply, usually in an emotional way. References the quick of a fingernail or claw and the pain that results when the nail is cut back too far and usually bleeds
Susie Mae's stealin' my boyfriend/brother just plain cut to the quick.
by Walking Colloquialism April 1, 2004
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Georgie: bla bla bla bla bla
Reese: Cut to the quick Georgie, i havent got all day.
by crayola March 30, 2004
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cuts to the quick

her tone always cuts to the quick
by Daisy Stockwell June 28, 2007
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Cut to the quick

Man you really cut to the quick, my ass hurts like the dickens, just like that time Mac Brown cut me to the quick!
by anal n gus October 18, 2008
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cuts me to the quick

that tone of hers always cuts me to the quick
by Daisy Stockwell June 28, 2007
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