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pick a bone

See: BONE TO PICK.

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bone to pick

[bone to pick] or [crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. - Often used jokingly. * /"I have a bone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pick

[pick] See: [BONE TO PICK] or [CROW TO PICK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

bone

[bone] See: [BRED IN THE BONE], [FEEL IN ONE'S BONES] or [KNOW IN ONE'S BONES], [FUNNY BONE], [MAKE NO BONES], [SKIN AND BONES], [T-BONE STEAK], [WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

funny bone

[funny bone] {n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. * /He hit his funny bone on the arm of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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