have a bone to pick
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“I have a bone to pick with you,” Palin said, lightly.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
On the chance that he does, I have a bone to pick with him – less cosmic, but something that speaks volumes about his probity and fitness for office.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
“But they also do have a bone to pick with the way that their fandom has been ignored, and the way that their concerns about things like cultural appropriation have also been ignored.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
“I do have a bone to pick with the academy,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
"I wish to see the far-famed and puissant enchanter, the great Curmudgeon, with whom I have a bone to pick, an please your worship," replied the prince, with infinite politeness.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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