Sentence examples of "bone of contention" in English
The dog was busy burying his bone in the garden.
Der Hund hatte eilig seinen Knochen im Garten vergraben.
I gave the dog a bone, stopping its barking.
Ich gab dem Hund einen Knochen, damit er zu bellen aufhört.
My feet hurt so much, I think that I must have run them right through to the bone.
Die Füße tun mir so sehr weh, ich glaube, ich habe sie mir durchgelaufen.
It looks like a fish bone got stuck in my throat.
Sieht aus, als würde eine Gräte in meinem Hals stecken.
I gave the dog a bone. That stopped its barking
Ich gab dem Hund einen Knochen. Das setzte seinem Bellen ein Ende.
If you have a bone to pick with a person, tell it to his face instead of saying things behind his back.
Wenn du mit jemandem ein Hühnchen zu rupfen hast, sag es ihm direkt, anstatt hinter seinem Rücken zu reden.
Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with someone, but only a few people can be philosophical about it.
Es scheint, dass jeder mit jemandem ein Hühnchen zu rupfen hat, aber wenige können das philosophisch betrachten.
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