"to the core" meaning in English

See to the core in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to the core, {{en-PP}} to the core
  1. Completely, down to one's very essence. Synonyms: to the bone, to the full Derived forms: rotten to the core Translations (down to one's very essence): läpeensä (Finnish), jusqu’à la moelle (French), fino al midollo (Italian), fino all'osso (Italian), do szpiku kości (Polish), na wskroś (Polish), na wylot (Polish), do cna (Polish), наскво́зь (naskvózʹ) (Russian), до мо́зга косте́й (do mózga kostéj) (Russian), (ända) in i märgen (Swedish), (ända) ut i fingerspetsarna (Swedish), alltigenom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-to_the_core-en-prep_phrase-Og1nN~eY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "down to one's very essence",
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      "sense": "down to one's very essence",
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