he was just skin and bone

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #52 [color=blue]“Bones”, question 3

It was a miracle that he was still alive as he hadn’t eaten for weeks and when they found him he was just and bone.

(a) skin
(b) flesh
(c) meat
(d) cover

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #52 [color=blue]“Bones”, answer 3

It was a micacle that he was still alive as he hadn’t eaten for weeks and when they found him he was just skin and bone.

Correct answer: (a) skin
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After my first childbirth I had been skin and bone. I lost weigh and became very thin. I weighed 48 kg and, I was tall for this weight.