throw a bone

throw (someone) a bone

To provide (someone) with a usually small part of what has been requested, especially in an attempt to placate or mollify.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Midori	mee-do-ṙee	Japanese
Bel-Sarra-Usur	-	Ancient Near Eastern
Velvela	-	Yiddish
Lazarus	LAZ-ər-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
VirÁG	-	Hungarian
Sanctius	-	Late Roman