pare to the bone
Examples
“Distilling costs were already pared to the bone, and the serious credit crisis in Bordeaux in 1789 first put⟳ at risk⟳ those houses which were already short of resources.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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