cut to the quick

深く傷つける

言葉や行動で相手の心を深く傷つけること。

やさしい英語で： To hurt someone very deeply through your words or actions.

• Her words cut me to the quick.
• His rejection had cut her to the quick.
• She felt cut to the quick by that accusation.

使い方： cut someone to the quick (Her cold reply cut him to the quick.); be cut to the quick (He was cut to the quick by their laughter.)

類義語： wound, hurt deeply

よく使う表現： cut to the quick, cut someone to the quick

問題の核心を突く

話題の中心にあるつらい問題や難しい問題を直接取り上げること。

やさしい英語で： To discuss the painful or difficult issue at the heart of a subject directly.

• His question cut to the quick.
• The essay cuts to the quick of the debate.
• By mentioning trust, she cut to the quick of their problem.

使い方： cut to the quick of something (Her question cut to the quick of our disagreement.)

類義語： get to the heart of, go to the root of

よく使う表現： cut to the quick, cut to the quick of something

深爪する、生身まで切る

爪などの硬い層の下にある、痛みを感じる肉まで切ること。

やさしい英語で： To cut into the sensitive living flesh under a nail or other hard outer layer.

• I cut my nail to the quick.
• The dog yelped when its claw was cut to the quick.
• Take care not to cut those claws to the quick.

使い方： cut something to the quick (He accidentally cut the nail to the quick.)

よく使う表現： cut to the quick, claws cut to the quick