no bones about it
Without any doubt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He made no bones about it: he hates the new rules.”
“She made no bones about it when she told her boss that the project was a complete failure.”
“The politician made no bones about it, declaring that the proposed policy would cause significant economic hardship for the entire country.”
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bag of bones
A skinny, malnourished person or animal.
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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.
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find no bones in
To experience no hindrances or obstacles; to do something without hesitation.
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jump someone's bones
To have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
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keep the bones green
To maintain good health and vitality.
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make bones about
To do, indicate, or say something vaguely and with hesitation.
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make no bones about
To do, indicate, or say something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant.
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meat on one's bones
An amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.
Last updated August 10, 2026