be close to the bone
be close to the bone
To be very close to the truth in a hurtful way. Of course I'm mad—dad's remarks about how I'm wasting my life were close to the bone.
See also: bone, close
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- close to the bone
- close to/near the bone
- have a bone on
- bone out
- doesn't have a (certain kind of) bone in (one's) body
- unkind
- crazy bone
- bone dry
- be bone idle
- out of joint