Used other than as an idiom: see cut, quick.
To hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.
To get to the most essential idea or point.
To hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkind
The lab experiment team was cut to the quick, when the invigilator told them that their method, application and results were totally wrong.
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