be chilled to the marrow

be chilled to the marrow

To be very cold. ("Marrow" is the soft tissue found inside bones.) After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow. We were chilled to the marrow after being subjected to the wind from the mountain.
See also: chill, marrow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chilled to the marrow

or

frozen to the marrow

mainly BRITISH
If you are chilled to the marrow or frozen to the marrow, you are very cold. Note: `Marrow' is the fatty substance inside the bones of a person or animal. She was chilled to the marrow and wet through.
See also: chill, marrow
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • chilled to the marrow
  • marrow
  • chill (one) to the marrow
  • chill somebody to the bone/marrow
  • chilled to the bone
  • chill (one) to the bone
  • to the marrow
  • left coast
  • mean streak
  • mean streak, a