bone to pick

Example Sentences

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Since the dawn of his career, Eastwick has had more than one bone to pick with evolutionary psychology.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse had a bone to pick with banks, saying they had shut him and his industry out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Man’s best friend appears to have a bone to pick with U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

On the chance that he does, I have a bone to pick with him – less cosmic, but something that speaks volumes about his probity and fitness for office.

From Salon

A critic has the unfortunate task of sniffing for bones to pick.

From Los Angeles Times