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

To be completely without a certain characteristic or to never show a particular emotion. Oh, come on, you think Jeff stole the money? There's not a deceitful bone in his body! There's no way that mean old widow gave so much money to the hospital—there wasn't a generous bone in her body.

See also: body, bone, have, kind, not

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not know the meaning of the word
prove (to be) (something)
prove to be
neither fish nor flesh
neither fish nor fowl
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
there was/is something about (someone or something)
there's something about (someone or something)
there's something about somebody/something
number

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