a bone to pick



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a bone to pick

An issue to discuss—typically one that is a source of annoyance for the speaker. Hey, I have a bone to pick with you! Why didn't you put gas in my car after you borrowed it?
See also: bone, pick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aboubacar-Western African
Dan (2)DAN (English), DAHN (Romanian, Czech, Swedish)English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, German, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
YÊN-Vietnamese
Clementineklə-mawn-TEENFrench
Viltautas-Lithuanian
Gordianus-Ancient Roman