How to Pronounce "nothing but skin and bones"
expression
NUH-thing but SKIN and/uhnd BOHNZ
NUH-thing but SKIN and BOHNZ
Definition
Used to describe someone who is extremely thin, usually in an unhealthy way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnəθɪŋ/ /ˈbət/ /ˈskɪn/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈboʊnz
British English
nˈʌθɪŋ/ /bˈʌt/ /skˈɪn/ /ˈænd/ /bˈəʊnz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NUH-thing but SKIN and/uhnd BOHNZ
UK
NUH-thing but SKIN and BOHNZ
Listen in Context
After his illness, he was nothing but skin and bones.
The stray dog was nothing but skin and bones.
You look nothing but skin and bones. Are you eating enough?
When I saw him after six months abroad, he was nothing but skin and bones.