have a bone to pick
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Man’s best friend appears to have a bone to pick with U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
But, for this reason alone, I have a bone to pick with garlic salt.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2023
“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
But specifically, I have a bone to pick with a lot of artificial intelligence stories.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
I managed to say something civil to each; but I have a bone to pick with Mrs Carter!
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann
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