Close to the bone
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Heyman">Heyman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>.” <span word="Close">Close</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Heyman">Heyman</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="talker">talker</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mince">mince</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Heyman">Heyman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="offended">offended</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> “<span word="close">close</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="bone">bone</span>” <span word="remarks">remarks</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, “<span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>” <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> (<span word="Ouch">Ouch</span>!), <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>”, <span word="sorry">sorry</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>-<span word="on">on</span>, <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="exes">exes</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>.</p>
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