fino al midollo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “down to the marrow”. Compare French jusqu’à la moelle.

Prepositional phrase

fino al midollo

  1. (idiomatic) to the bone
    Synonyms: nell'intimo, nel profondo
    • 2020 October 26, Federico Rampini, “Americani popolo di consumatori: chi risparmia deprime la crescita [Americans population of consumers: who saves deprives [economic] growth]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      Il popolo americano sembra "keynesiano" fino al midollo.
      The American population seems "Keynesian" to the bone.
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