skin and bones

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Said of one who is emaciated; very skinny, as from lack of nutrition.

"Look at that starving dog; he's nothing more than skin and bones."

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Nearby phrases: skate on thin ice, skeleton crew, skimp and save, skin in the game, skinny as a rail, skip out

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