Sentence examples of "bone" in English

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I have a bone to pick with you. On a un compte à régler.
Dr. Zamenhof didn’t give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be. Le Docteur Zamenhof ne nous a pas fourni de règles concernant l'emploi de la ponctuation en espéranto car il savait bien quelle pomme de discorde cela constituerait.
He says he has a bone to pick with you. Il dit qu'il a un compte à régler avec toi.
Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with someone, but only a few people can be philosophical about it. Chacun semble avoir un compte à régler avec quelqu'un, mais seulement quelques personnes peuvent le prendre avec philosophie.
He is Japanese to the bone. C'est un Japonais pure souche.
She screams if you even touch her funny bone. Elle hurle à peine on lui touche le nerf ulnaire.
What is bred in the bone will come out in the blood. Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop.
You should bone up on your French before your trip to Marseille. Tu devrais bûcher ton français avant ton voyage pour Marseille.
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