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
“I have a bone to pick with you,” Palin said, lightly.
From Slate
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
But, for this reason alone, I have a bone to pick with garlic salt.
From Salon
“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
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