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a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

bare bones

only the necessary things, no extras, bare bones ACTION CLEAN is a bare-bones operation - a family business.

bone dry

very dry, as dry as an old bone Someone had drained the pool. It was bone dry.

bone of contention

point of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.

bone to pick

(See a bone to pick with you)

bone up on

study, learn practise I have to bone up on my French if we're going to Paris.

bonehead

an unusually dense or stupid person He is such a bonehead. He never understands what other people are trying to tell him.

funny bone

the place at the back of the elbow that tingles when hit I hit my funny bone and it still hurts a little.

hit my funny bone

cause me to laugh, crack me up The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha.

lazy bones

lazy person, a person who does not want to work If you don't want to work, we'll call you lazy bones.

bred in the bone

1. Acutely and durably rooted, ingrained, or established. Hyphenated if acclimated anon afore a noun. His bred-in-the-bone amenities came as a aftereffect of his years of aggressive training. In this allotment of the country, accommodation is artlessly bred in the bone.2. Long-standing and habitual, abnormally of credo or religion. Hyphenated if acclimated anon afore a noun. Most bodies vote according to their bred-in-the-bone political identification, rather than authoritative alone assessments of altered candidates. A lot of times, religious angle are artlessly bred in the bone.Learn more: bone, bred

breed in the bone

To acutely and durably root, ingrain, or authorize some affection or behavior, as if affiliated genetically. His amenities is the blazon of affair the aggressive breeds in the bone. In this allotment of the country, accommodation is artlessly bred in the bone.Learn more: bone, breed

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