Meaning of to the backbone | Babel Free
Definitions
Through and through; thoroughly; entirely.
idiomatic
Examples
“staunch to the backbone”
“Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Hallite to the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party.”
“In temperament he was Dutch to the backbone — at least as we imagine Dutch.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.