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bone of contention
bone B0382500 (bōn)n.1. a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component.b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body.c. A piece of bone.2. bonesa. The skeleton.b. The body: These old bones don't do much dancing anymore.c. Mortal remains: His bones are buried up on the hill.3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially:a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.b. bones Informal Dice.5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book.6. a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show.b. Bones(used with a sing. verb) The end man in a minstrel show.7. Vulgar Slang The penis.v. boned, bon·ing, bones v.tr.1. To remove the bones from: bone a fish.2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone.3. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. Used especially of a man.v.intr. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.Phrasal Verb: bone up Informal To study, often in preparation for an anticipated event: boned up for the final exam.Idioms: bone of contention The subject of a dispute. bone to pick Grounds for a complaint or dispute. in (one's) bones In one's innermost feelings: knew in my bones that I was wrong. to the bone To an extreme degree: was chilled to the bone; cut the budget to the bone.
[Middle English bon, from Old English bān.]bone of contention n the grounds or subject of a dispute bone′ of conten′tion
n. the subject or focal point of a dispute. [1705–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bone of contention - the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
Translationsbone of contention
a bone of contentionAn unresolved problem, dispute, or disagreement. Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate.See also: bone, contention, ofbone of contentionFig. 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, contention, ofbone of contentionMain issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. See also: bone, contention, of bone of contention The subject of a dispute.See also: bone, contention, ofbone of contention, theThe central point of a dispute. The phrase alludes to two dogs fighting over a single bone, and originally was a bone of dissension (“This became a bone of dissension between these deere friends,” William Lambarde, 1576). The current cliché dates from the early eighteenth century, although the metaphor of dogs fighting over a bone had been transferred to human quarrels long before (“The devil hath cast a bone to set stryfe between you,” John Heywood’s Proverbs, 1562).See also: bone, ofEncyclopediaSeeboneSee BoC
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