have a bone to pick
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“I have a bone to pick with you,” Palin said, lightly.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 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
Nick Saban and Bryce Young both have a bone to pick with Kirby Smart and Georgia, and Ohio State’s defense hasn’t made up the ground to go toe to toe with Alabama’s offense.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Czeska—You have mine also—as for Mr. Pretwic, I have a bone to pick with him.
From So Runs the World by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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