"I have a bone to pick with you," he said.
There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the morning.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
bone to pick — If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed about something they have done and want to tell them how you feel … The small dictionary of idiomes
bone to pick — phrasal : a point of contention : a cause for complaint : a matter to argue or complain about a bone to pick with the sales manager over defective merchandise * * * bone to pick informal : something to argue or complain about with someone usually … Useful english dictionary
Bone to Pick — Infobox Album Name = Bone to Pick Type = studio Artist = The Gone Jackals Released = 1995 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 43:58 Label = Blue/Black Records Producer = Keith Karloff Reviews = Last album = Out and About with the Gone Jackals (1990) … Wikipedia
bone to pick — or[crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. Often used jokingly. * / I have a bone to pick with you, he said./ * /There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
bone to pick — or[crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. Often used jokingly. * / I have a bone to pick with you, he said./ * /There was always a crow to pick about which one would shave first in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
bone to pick — If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed about something they have done and want to tell them how you feel. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bone to pick — See a bone to pick with you … English idioms
Bone to pick — If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed about something they have done and want to tell them how you feel … Dictionary of English idioms
bone to pick with someone — If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed with them and want to talk to them about it. Mark wants to see the boss. He says he s got a bone to pick with him … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
A bone to pick — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
