Meaning of the word "be skin and bone" in English
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be skin and bone
US /bi skɪn ænd boʊn/
UK /bi skɪn ænd boʊn/
Idiom
1.
to be extremely thin, often due to illness or lack of food
Example:
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After weeks in the hospital, he was just skin and bone.
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The stray dog was skin and bone when we found it.
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