Dictionary.com
definitions

have a bone to pick

see bone to pick.

RELATED CONTENT

February Used To Have A Much Stranger NameYou know it as the shortest month of the year—or, depending on where you live, the coldest. But, do you know where the name February came from?
READ MORE
“Compliment” vs. “Complement”: How To Pick The Right WordCompliment and complement are commonly confused terms because they're pronounced alike and originally shared some meanings ...
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

combative, contentious, hostile, quarrelsome, ornery, bellicose, antagonistic, aggressive, fierce, militant, flip, fighting, mean, argumentative, cantankerous, choleric, defiant, disputatious, hot-tempered, irascible

Nearby words

  1. havasupai,
  2. havdalah,
  3. have,
  4. have a ball,
  5. have a big mouth,
  6. have a brush with,
  7. have a case on,
  8. have a clear conscience,
  9. have a clue,
  10. have a crack at
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.