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

chill (one) to the marrow

1. To make or be very cold. A pronoun does not have to be used between "chill" and "to." ("Marrow" is the soft tissue found inside bones.) After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow. The wind from the mountain chilled us to the marrow.
2. To cause one to be very scared. In this usage, a pronoun is usually used between "chill" and "to." The sight of blood just chills me to the marrow.
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:
  • be 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
References in classic literature
I'm chilled to the marrow!" He passed out of the tent shivering.
Only A Subaltern
Mind you, if my feet hadn't been killing me and my body chilled to the marrow, it might have been an entirely different story.
SANDISON'S SCOTLAND; BRUCE SANDISON IS A JOURNALIST, ANGLER AND AUTHOR OF A STRING OF BEST-SELLING BOOKS ABOUT SCOTLAND'S OUTDOORS. HE LIVES IN SUTHERLAND. ALL AT SEA ON FISHING TRIP, BUT ANN AND I WERE TRULY HOOKED
Capello was chilled to the marrow by Italy's collapse and the operatic abuse heaped on Marcello Lippi.
I fear if Fabio doesn't adapt we will end up in the shadows
Anybody with a heart who reads our report today about the burglary at the Great Barr home of Malcolm Eaton will be chilled to the marrow.
OurSay; BIRMINGHAM Mail
If United's celebrations at Anfield earlier in the day were those of men who felt they had one hand on the trophy, they would have been chilled to the marrow at the sight of their fiercest rivals barely breaking stride on the south coast.
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Suddenly, they were chilled to the marrow by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.
THESILLYSATURDAYJOKE
Even as I chilled to the marrow in the Cold Room, where scientists carry out tests on blocks of ice from the Antarctic, the harsh conditions were apparently not cold enough for researcher Sue Foord.
We find the coldest spot in the land; ..and the hottest
TWELVE months ago to the day, we were chilled to the marrow by the harrowing pictures emerging from New York.
Price of life varies according to who you are
But since the British -- even chilled to the marrow -- do love a party, the place rocked nonetheless.
Rock the House
The poor things were chilled to the marrow and looked like complete prats riding in a horse-drawn carriage when they'd much rather have a black cab.
Kaye Adams: NO WAY TO TREAT A GUEST
The Killie fans, chilled to the marrow in the soaking stands, stood up to give him the ovation he deserved.
WRIGHT SAYS GOOD HIBBANCE