cut to the quick

Meaning

1. cut sb to the quick

   to upset sb very much by doing or saying sth unkind

In the movies · 1

• you better cut him to the quickJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2019
• Spaceport floozy, spaceport floozy-- You cut me to the quick, Captain.Treasure Planet2002
• We country girls cut across the field. It's quicker.Runaway Bride1999
• Like an oak I must stand firm Cut quick Like my blade Think fast Unafraid Okay,Mulan II2004

From the same entry

• to have a quick temper
• quick and dirty
• make a fast buck
• be quick on the draw
• quick off the mark
• be quick on the uptake
• quick as a flash