Lyrics of the musical are a little near the knuckle.

What does it mean? My dictionaries don't include it.

[ 03-30-2003, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Vedran ]

A little extreme is my guess.

This generally means that they push the boundaries of taste and decency.

Must be a Britishism. We say "near to the bone," but that means the same thing as "cuts too deep," meaning too personal.

Maybe its a posh thing, 'cos I've never heard that saying either :eek:
Is that Engrish?

It's from my English book (Upper-Intermediate Student's Book, Oxford University Press).
The phrase is from an interview with Paul Nicholas, who played a part of Jesus in the first-ever production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Thanks.