not have a (kind of) bone in (one's) body

not have a (kind of) bone in (one's) body

To not have any amount of some negative characteristic or attribute. She started screaming at you for your mistake? Wow, I thought she didn't have a mean bone in her body. There's no way he lied to you—he doesn't have a dishonest bone in his body.

See also: body, bone, have, not

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not a — bone in your body

not the slightest trace of the specified quality.

1999 Scott Turow Personal Injuries I mean, I like Betty. Not a mean bone in her body.

See also: body, bone, not

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not have a...bone in your body

have none of the quality mentioned: She was honest and hard-working, and didn’t have an unkind bone in her body.

See also: body, have, not

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