make no bones
Example Sentences
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Single-stock ETF managers make no bones about the risks, emphasizing that they aren’t meant for long-term investors but rather active traders.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
Curators Anne-Lise Desmas at the Getty and Emerson Bowyer at the Art Institute of Chicago, where the show was seen last fall, make no bones about articulating the sculptor’s very real travails.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024
“Last night was ugly, make no bones about that. But this isn’t the first time we’ve lost a Game 1 and won the series,” Cooper said after practice Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022
“But it’s going to be difficult. I make no bones about that. It’s going to be difficult,” he said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
A friend of mine is chaplain on the ‘Asia’ man-of-war, and he’ll make no bones about helping us.
From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester