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bone to pick, have a
bone to pick, have a
An unpleasant issue or grievance that needs discussion. For example, Concerning the room assignments, I have a bone to pick with you. This metaphoric term alludes to a dog worrying a bone. [Early 1500s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Graham | | ['greiəm] | |
| Sergey | | syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
| Putu | | - | Indonesian, Balinese |
| Doruk | | - | Turkish |
| Steffen | | SHTE-fen (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch |
| Linton | | LIN-tən | English |