English Dictionary

close to the bone

adj

(of a comment, etc.) Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort. / Destitute.

Her remark about his weight was close to the bone.

意味（1）

(of a comment, etc.) Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort.

So it’s morally complex and sometimes uncomfortably close to the bone, but also lushly bawdy and funny, and packaged together with an astonishing degree of cinematic brio by first-time writer-director Marielle Heller.

意味（2）

Destitute.

We've lived close to the bone and saved every cent we could, and there's no undisputed claim now that we can't cash…