From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishto the coreto the coreCOMPLETELYextremely or completelyshaken/shocked/thrilled to the core When I heard the news, I was shaken to the core. That woman is rotten to the core! He was a bureaucrat to the core. → core
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rotten to the core• The financial system is rotten to the core.• Her very moral fiber was rotten to the core. 