have a bone to pick (with someone)

have a bone to pick (with someone)
have a bone to pick (with someone)
to have a disagreement to discuss with someone; to have something to argue about with someone. •

Hey, Bill. I've got a bone to pick with you. Where is the money you owe me?

I had a bone to pick with her, but she was so sweet that I forgot about it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal phrase to want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you I’ve got a bone to pick with you. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: bone * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with someone — have a bone to pick with (someone) something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you. I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat that chocolate mousse I was saving for my tea? …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal to want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you I ve got a bone to pick with you …   English dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal have reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone. → bone …   English new terms dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with — (someone) something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you. I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat that chocolate mousse I was saving for my tea? …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • have a bone to pick with someone — idi to have cause for reproaching someone …   From formal English to slang

  • 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 —    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 —   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 — 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

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