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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]
See also: bone, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RandÚLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
Arend-Dutch, German
Khaliq-Arabic
Rens-Dutch
BennieBEN-eeEnglish
Aleksandraah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
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