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bag of bones

idiom

A skinny, malnourished person or animal.


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  1. 01

    bag of tricks

    A set of skills, techniques, items of information, or other resources used to help achieve professional or personal goals.

  2. 02

    brown bag

    A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.

  3. 03

    chew the meat and spit out the bones

    To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.

  4. 04

    find no bones in

    To experience no hindrances or obstacles; to do something without hesitation.

  5. 05

    give someone the bag

    To disappoint (someone).

  6. 06

    jump someone's bones

    To have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.

  7. 07

    keep the bones green

    To maintain good health and vitality.

  8. 08

    let the cat out of the bag

    To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.

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