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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 |
|---|
| AnraÍ | | - | Irish |
| Finnr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Dawn | | [dɔ:n] | |
| Seoirse | | SHOR-sha | Irish |
| Vladimeru | | - | Medieval Slavic |
| Nicodemo | | nee-ko-DE-mo (Italian), nee-ko-DHE-mo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |