bone to pick
Example Sentences
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But they’ve got another bone to pick with Holden Caulfield: He is being used as a prop by performative men to impress those around him.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Since the dawn of his career, Eastwick has had more than one bone to pick with evolutionary psychology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
For Phillips though, there is a little bone to pick.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Last year, Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse had a bone to pick with banks, saying they had shut him and his industry out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
“Shady, I’ve a bone to pick with you. That hooligan you’ve got staying here—” She stopped, realizing that Shady’s saloon was full of people who she was fairly certain were not his usual crowd.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
