All cut to the quick synonyms

verb cut to the quick

• pull down — designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
• put away — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
• put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
• bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
• cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
• lean on — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
• work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
• skin alive — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
• slap in the face — smack on the cheek
• do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
• shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
• bad-mouth — If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself.
• cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
• pick on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
• blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
• do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
• dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
• rag on — to scold.
• rip up — tear to pieces
• swear at — use bad language towards, curse at
• tear apart — rip to pieces
• sour grapes — bitterness about sth unattainable
• take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
• tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
• write off — a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
• dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
• shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.