Rock (one) to (one's) core In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "rock (one) to (one's) core", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2021-10-18 08:10

Meaning of Rock (one) to (one's) core

Synonyms:

shake one to the core

Rock (one) to (one's) core verb phrase

To affect someone to an extreme degree, especially in a surprising way

His sudden divorce proposal rocked her to her core.

He lost all his assets after losing his business. It rocked him to his core.

His grandpa's death has rocked him to his core.

Other phrases about:

the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul

Used to say that someone was badly and deeply hurt or affected by imprisonment or ill-treatment

be hard hit (by something)

To be severely affected by something or to undergo financial losses.

hit (one) where (one) lives

To describe the action of affecting one in a deep and personal way.

Grammar and Usage of Rock (one) to (one's) core

Verb Forms

  • Has rocked one to one's core
  • Had rocked one to one's core
  • Rocked one to one's core
  • rocks one to one's core
  • To rock one to one's core

The verb "rock" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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