Bone marrow : noun La bone marrow is a soft, fatty substance inside the bones, made up of connective cells.
The marrow (of the bones): the inside of the body.
To be cold to the marrow of the bones.
The substantific marrow: what is richer in substance (See below the origin of this expression).
To be cold to the marrow of the bones.
To have the marrow: to have punch.
No longer having the marrow: no longer having courage, strength.
Worn to the core: very tired, very old.
To have someone to the core: to swindle him, to swindle him.
To be threaded to the core: to be had very deep.
Getting corrupted / rotten to the core.
Quote from the American writer Charles Bukowski: “Was I doomed and cursed? Were they going to me suck to the core? I didn't believe it. But does anyone ever believe it? "In Hollywood.