pare to the bone in English

Forms: pares to the bone [present, singular, third-person], paring to the bone [participle, present], pared to the bone [participle, past], pared to the bone [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pare to the bone (third-person singular simple present pares to the bone, present participle paring to the bone, simple past and past participle pared to the bone)

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          "ref": "2002, L. M. Cullen, The Brandy Trade Under the Ancien Régime, page 246:",
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        "(transitive) To pare down to an extreme degree."
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    {
      "form": "pares to the bone",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "past"
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    },
    {
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"pare to the bone" meaning in English

Verb