feel in bones



feel something in one's bones

 and know something in one's bones
Fig. to sense something; to have an intuition about something. The train will be late. I feel it in my bones. I failed the test. I know it in my bones.
See also: bone, feel

feel something in your bones

to know something is true, although it cannot be proved I knew something terrible was going to happen - I could feel it in my bones.
See also: bone, feel

feel in (one's) bones

To have an intuition of.
See also: bone, feel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Aelig;&Eth;Elberht-Anglo-Saxon
Mcneil[mək'ni:l]
Roar-Norwegian
Marlee-English (Modern)
Columbako-LOOM-ba (Late Roman), kə-LUM-bə (English)Late Roman
Mahon-Irish