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What does "bone" mean?
In addition to the idioms beginning with bone, also see bare bones; chilled to the bone; cut to the bone; feel in one's bones; funny bone; make no bones about; pull a boner; roll the bones; skin and bones; work one's fingers to the bone.
See bone in WNW Idioms
feel in one's bones
â to have an intuition or presentiment
have a bone to pick
Informal to have something to quarrel or complain about
make no bones about
Informal- to make no attempt to hide; admit freely
- to have no objection to or qualms about
See bone in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
bone of contention
The subject of a dispute.
bone to pick
Grounds for a complaint or dispute.
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