English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bone'
Update: 2026-01-14
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Learn 4 phrases with 'bone' here. It's only a minute long, so you don't have to work your fingers to the bone.
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have a bone to pick (with someone) حرفِ دلخوری داشتن / گلایه داشتن از کسی work (your) fingers to the bone خیلی سخت کار کردن / جان کندن close to the bone حساس و ناراحتکننده / حرفی که به دل میزند feel (something) in (your) bones از ته دل حس کردن / بیدلیل مطمئن بودن مثالها 1.I’ve got a bone to pick with you about yesterday’s meeting. 2.She worked her fingers to the bone to support her family. 3.His comments about her appearance were a bit close to the bone. 4.I feel it in my bones that something