A fork of Rural Dictionary
to hurt deeply, usually in an emotional way. References the quick of a fingernail or claw and the pain that results when the nail is cut back too far and usually bleeds
Susie Mae's stealin' my boyfriend/brother just plain cut to the quick.
skip the fluff, tell whats important.
Georgie: bla bla bla bla bla Reese: Cut to the quick Georgie, i havent got all day.
Man you really cut to the quick, my ass hurts like the dickens, just like that time Mac Brown cut me to the quick!