1861, Charles Dickens, , volume IV, chap. Volunteers at hythe, p. 402:I arrived on a day of this last cold bone-chilling month of December.
(figuratively) With a strong physical or psychological unpleasant effect.
2007, Jonathan Small, Chic geek: Ex model Matthew Gray Gubler channels his inner nerd on , in Tv guide, February 26, p. 23:Ever since that bone-chilling post-Super Bowl two-parter ... Reid just can't say no to drugs.
