Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

having a bone to pick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
hav-ing a bone -to pick
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of have a bone to pick

Questions

What does having a bone to pick mean?
present participle and gerund of have a bone to pick

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