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Idiom

find no bones in

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She finds no bones in helping her friends move house.”

“The manager found no bones in firing the employee who repeatedly missed important deadlines.”

“Although the proposal was controversial, the director found no bones in endorsing the plan to the board of trustees.”

Examples

simple

“She finds no bones in helping her friends move house.”

contextual

“The manager found no bones in firing the employee who repeatedly missed important deadlines.”

complex

“Although the proposal was controversial, the director found no bones in endorsing the plan to the board of trustees.”

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