have a bone to pick

have a bone to pick
To have a complaint or grievance with somebody.

I have a bone to pick with the accountant who made that costly mistake.


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  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal phrase to want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you I’ve got a bone to pick with you. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: bone * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with someone — have a bone to pick with (someone) something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you. I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat that chocolate mousse I was saving for my tea? …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with — (someone) something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you. I have a bone to pick with you. Did you eat that chocolate mousse I was saving for my tea? …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with — ► have a bone to pick with informal have reason to disagree or be annoyed with. Main Entry: ↑bone …   English terms dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with somebody — have a ˈbone to pick with sb idiom (informal) to be angry with sb about sth and want to discuss it with them Main entry: ↑boneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a bone to pick — See: BONE TO PICK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have a bone to pick — See: BONE TO PICK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ a\ bone\ to\ pick — See: bone to pick …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal to want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you I ve got a bone to pick with you …   English dictionary

  • have a bone to pick with someone — informal have reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone. → bone …   English new terms dictionary

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