Definitions from Wiktionary (cut to the quick)
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To incisively discuss the underlying sensitive or unpleasant root of a given topic.
▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, quick.
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▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.
▸ verb: (figuratively) To incisively discuss the underlying sensitive or unpleasant root of a given topic.
▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, quick.
Similar:
kill,
excruciate,
cut like a knife,
bite,
slash,
hit with,
hit one hard,
draw blood,
snip,
electrocute,
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