to its core
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5.6
- idiom
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hasta su núcleo
- The sudden loss of a beloved leader has affected the team to its core.
- shaken to its core
- rocked to its core
- stripped to its core
Unfortunately, in the wake of this week, that view of mine that I have held for my entire adult life has been shaken to its core.
- Unfortunately, in the wake of this week, that view of mine that I have held for my entire adult life has been shaken to its core.
- Even so, the peasant revolt had shaken the Bolshevik regime to its core, and you would soon think of a new economic policy for the countryside.
- The highest good is truth and truth down to its core.
- The two consciousnesses confront each other, one is shaken to its core, gives in that becomes the slave.
Examples
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I think America will yet be shaken to its core even more than the Civil War did.
Blog text (29) -
Nobody imagined that evening would be the backdrop to a series of events that would shake this community to its core.
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Over the last two hours, it seems our entire city has been shaken to its core.
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But the war has shaken Israel to its core.
Academic text (2006) -
When the Penn State story broke, this nation was rocked to its core.
Blog text (12) -
Kelleher argues that the Libor scandal is proof that the financial industry "is corrupt and rotten to its core."
Blog text (28) -
America would be shaken to its core, and American agriculture could retake its rightful place as a centerpiece of health.
Blog text (12) -
Even so, the peasant revolt had shaken the Bolshevik regime to its core, and you would soon think of a new economic policy for the countryside.
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The unexpected news about the disaster has touched everyone in the community to its core.
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The documentary explored themes that resonated with viewers to its core.
Synonyms
745
3.4
Mostly in the main or basic sense
181
3.9
In a basic way that shows what is most important
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5.5
In a basic and essential way
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally points to the 'core' (central/essential part) and the prepositional phrase 'to its core' naturally extends that to mean affecting something down to its central part — i.e. deeply or completely. This compositional, metaphorical extension is common across languages and follows usual English patterns of extent, so a B1 learner who knows the words 'its' and 'core' would very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The expression to its core comes from the image of reaching the center of something, like cutting an apple until you reach the core. So when something affects a person or place to its core, it means it changes them 'deeply'.