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
But, for this reason alone, I have a bone to pick with garlic salt.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2023
“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
We have a bone to pick with our contemporaries.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
