make no bones about

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make no bones about something

to say clearly what you think or feel although you may embarrass or offend someone He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service in the hotel. She makes no bones about wanting John to leave.

See I feel it in my bones

See also: bone, make

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I know he is a cross between a fool and an adventurer; I make no bones about telling him so to his face every day. The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context More results

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