to the core
Through and through
To the core means completely and fundamentally, reaching the deepest part of someone's nature or something's essence.
The phrase treats the core as the innermost center where identity resides: She was shaken to the core by the news, He's conservative to the core.
It emphasizes that a quality isn't superficial but runs through entirely: rotten to the core, English to the core.
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- deeplyTo a profound extent
- comprehensivelyFully and completely
- essentialFundamentally necessary
center · shaken · chilled to the bone · marrow · rotten · kernel · root · down to earth · entirely · fundamental · utterly · genuine · bedrock · innate · integral · chilled · crux · thoroughly
to the coresuperficially
At surface level only
on the surface · skin-deep · on the outside · outwardly · externally
to the coreostensibly
Appearing true but questionable
in name only · seemingly · apparently · on paper · for show
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