Cut her to the quick?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disloyalty">disloyalty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jeers">jeers</span> – <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jeers">jeers</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disloyal">disloyal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="Quick">Quick</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingernails">fingernails</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardened">hardened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="insensible">insensible</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pierced">pierced</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="excruciating">excruciating</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="part">part</span> (<span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="numb">numb</span>).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fingernail">fingernail</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="chopping">chopping</span> <span word="carrots">carrots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>.</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jeers">jeers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sneers">sneers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disloyalty">disloyalty</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="very">very</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="innermost">innermost</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>.</p>
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