to be a bag of bones, to be all skin and bones, to be down to skin and bones, to look like a skeleton
Contexto
“Every one of these old people... were as shriveled as prunes, and as bony as skeletons, and throughout the day... they lay huddled in their... bed... dozing the time away with nothing to do."
Fuente del contexto
Goodreads
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
Roald Dahl
Título de la fuente
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Año
1964
Web
Quote by Roald Dahl: “Every one of these old people... were as shrive...”