be like a dog with a bone Idiom, Proverb

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

bare bones

only the necessary things, no extras, bare bones ACTION CLEAN is a bare-bones operation - a family business.

bone dry

very dry, as dry as an old bone Someone had drained the pool. It was bone dry.

bone of contention

point of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.

bone to pick

(See a bone to pick with you)

bone up on

study, learn practise I have to bone up on my French if we're going to Paris.

bonehead

an unusually dense or stupid person He is such a bonehead. He never understands what other people are trying to tell him.

funny bone

the place at the back of the elbow that tingles when hit I hit my funny bone and it still hurts a little.

hit my funny bone

cause me to laugh, crack me up The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha.

lazy bones

lazy person, a person who does not want to work If you don't want to work, we'll call you lazy bones.

be like a dog with a bone

To be bedeviled on a accurate topic. I was backward once, and my bang-up is like a dog with a bone, bringing it up every adventitious she gets. Don't acknowledgment his ex-wife, or he'll be like a dog with a bone, and we'll apprehend about her all night long.Learn more: bone, dog, like

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