| 释义 |
close to the bone close to the bone1 → close to the bone at bone1(9) a remark, statement etc that is close to the bone is close to the truth in a way that may offend someone2 → close to the bone at close2(4) if something someone says is close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable or offends you, especially because it is about something you do not want to admit is trueclose to the bone |