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Cut to the bone !!!
Coral Morale is a bit low in our company at the moment, especially in the HR department where I work.
Shelby I'm not surprised, business hasn't been good at all lately.
Coral It certainly hasn't and it's forecast to get worse.
Shelby What effect will that have on your plans for the next financial year ?
Coral Well, all departments are being told to economize, and the HR department's training budget is being cut to the bone.
Shelby That's surely a bit short-sighted. I would have thought that upgrading the skills of its staff should be a high priority for any company.
Explanation :
 
If something such as costs are cut to the bone, they are reduced to an absolute minimum.
 
Example :  Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving.
 
 

 

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