have a bone to pick
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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
But specifically, I have a bone to pick with a lot of artificial intelligence stories.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
And about religious matters and the royal view of them, he fell under sore misgiving that his grandfather on high would have a bone to pick with him.
From Frida, or, The Lover's Leap, A Legend Of The West Country From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
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