bone to pick
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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
Man’s best friend appears to have a bone to pick with U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
Our only bone to pick here is that Nov. 26 is being described as “after the election.”
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024
Police said one of its "brave" officers - who had a bone to pick - found the discovery was of a more humerus nature.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023
“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
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