Idiom
have a bone to pick
Meaning
To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have a bone to pick with you about the dishes.”
“He waited for his brother after dinner because he had a bone to pick regarding the broken window.”
“The senator requested a private meeting with the minister, as he had a bone to pick concerning the recent changes to the regional budget.”
Examples
simple
“I have a bone to pick with you about the dishes.”
contextual
“He waited for his brother after dinner because he had a bone to pick regarding the broken window.”
complex
“The senator requested a private meeting with the minister, as he had a bone to pick concerning the recent changes to the regional budget.”
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