have a bone to pick
Example Sentences
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“I have a bone to pick with you,” Palin said, lightly.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025
On the chance that he does, I have a bone to pick with him – less cosmic, but something that speaks volumes about his probity and fitness for office.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025
“But they also do have a bone to pick with the way that their fandom has been ignored, and the way that their concerns about things like cultural appropriation have also been ignored.”
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022
Nick Saban and Bryce Young both have a bone to pick with Kirby Smart and Georgia, and Ohio State’s defense hasn’t made up the ground to go toe to toe with Alabama’s offense.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
And about religious matters and the royal view of them, he fell under sore misgiving that his grandfather on high would have a bone to pick with him.
From Frida, or, The Lover's Leap, A Legend Of The West Country From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
