44) Have a bone to pick with you
My sentence: “Bree, why do you always have a bone to pick
with someone?”
The literal meaning would be
Picking a bone, or fighting over a
bone.
The Idiom, "have a bone to pick
with you", is dated back from the
1500’s. Started off with two dogs
fighting over a bone. In which it is
referred to as people arguing over an
issue.
Bibliography:
1)Boatner, Maxine T., and John E.
Gates. A Dictionary of American
Idioms. Woodberry, New York:
Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,
1975. 1-392.
2)"RE: Have a Bone to Pick with You!"
The Phrase Finder. 24 Apr. 2004.
Google. 9 Jan. 2008 <http://
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3)Trefil, James, ed. "Bone to Pick."
Bartleby.Com. 2002. Houghton
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<http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/
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4)"Istock Photo." Istock Photo. 17 Jan. 2008
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The figurative meaning to this
idiom means you want to discuss a
situation or problem with another
person.