a bone to pick
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a bone to pick
An issue to discuss—typically one that is a source of annoyance for the speaker. Hey, I have a bone to pick with you! Why didn't you put gas in my car after you borrowed it?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
bone to pick
Grounds for a complaint or dispute.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.