have a crow to pick with (one)

have a crow to pick with (one)

obsolete To have an issue to discuss, argue about, or bring up with one, typically some source of annoyance for the speaker. Excuse me, sir, but I have a crow to pick with you! Who gave you permission to barge into the study unannounced? Uh oh, Mary looks like she has a crow to pick with someone. I wonder who she's mad at this time. I have a crow to pick with the housekeeper about how dusty this room still is.

See also: crow, have, pick, to

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