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contention

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bone of contention
Fig. the subject or point of an argument; an unsettled point of disagreement. We've fought for so long that we've forgotten what the bone of contention is. The question of a fence between the houses has become quite a bone of contention.
See also: bone

a bone of contention
something that people argue about for a long time The main bone of contention was deciding who would take care of the children after the divorce.
See also: bone

a bone of contention
a matter of disagreement Legal costs have continued to be a bone of contention between the two groups.
See also: bone


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