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Quick can be defined as "the tender sensitive flesh of the living body, esp. that under the nails." (Random House College Dictionary). To "hurt to the quick" or another common expression "cut to the quick" means to injure deeply.

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Q: What is the 'quick' in the phrase Hurt to the quick?
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