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have a bone to pick

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have a bone to pick (with someone)
to have a disagreement to discuss with someone; to have something to argue about with someone. Hey, Bill. I've got a bone to pick with you. Where is the money you owe me? I had a bone to pick with her, but she was so sweet that I forgot about it.
See also: bone, have, pick


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I have a bone to pick with Wallace Shawn, whose work I much admire (Interview, by Hizabeth DiNovella, December issue).
MOORPARK - Paleontologists may have a bone to pick with city officials who have claimed ownership of the prehistoric mammoth fossil discovered at a construction site.
He thanked Leno for introducing him at Tuesday night's victory speech, before adding, ``But I have a bone to pick with you.
 
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