in i märgen

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "into the marrow."

Adverb

in i märgen (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic, figuratively) to the bone, to the core

   Hon är politiker ända in i märgen

   She is a politician to the bone

   Vi frös ända in i märgen

   We were cold to the bone ("freezing all the way into the marrow")

   Jag ryser in i märgen när jag tänker på allt hemskt Inger gjort

   I shiver to the bone ("into the marrow") when I think of all the terrible things Inger has done

   fett basljud som vibrerar ända in i märgen

   fat bass sound that vibrates through marrow and bone ("all the way into the marrow")

Usage notes

Often as "ända in märgen" (all the way into the marrow).

See also

• (ända) ut i fingerspetsarna

References

• märg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• märg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)