be chilled to the marrowbe chilled to the bone/marrow
to be very cold.
After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone.
be chilled to the marrow
To be very cold. ("Marrow" is the soft tissue found inside bones.) After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the marrow.We were chilled to the marrow after being subjected to the wind from the mountain.
chilled to the marrow
or
frozen to the marrow
mainly BRITISH
If you are chilled to the marrow or frozen to the marrow, you are very cold. Note: `Marrow' is the fatty substance inside the bones of a person or animal. She was chilled to the marrow and wet through.