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If you've ever heard the expression "make no bones about something," you've probably wondered where it came from and what it means. Find out in our mini-article just for kids! ... If you make no bones about something, you're speaking plainly and telling the truth. For example, if you are honest and admit that you didn't do...
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Make no bones about - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... Phrases, Sayings and Idioms Home > Phrase Dictionary - Meanings and Origins > Make no bones about...
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What is the origin of the expression 'make no bones about it'? ... [Q] From Jean Cantlay, Australia: What is the origin of the expression make no bones about it?
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Definition: to make no bones ... Bone whale (Zo["o]l.), a right whale. To be upon the bones of, to attack. [Obs.] To make no bones, to make no scruple; not to hesitate. [Low] To pick a bone with, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over a bone;
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Definition of make no bones about in the Idioms Dictionary. make no bones about phrase. What does make no bones about expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... make no bones about something...
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Make no bones about; The bones referred to (originally made from bone) are dice. And mean to state a fact in a way that allows no doubt. When you 'make no bones about' it you are stating all the facts and leaving no doubt. ... It is believed that this idiom comes from dice which were originally made of bone.
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MW: “You can’t do carbon dating on dinosaur bones because there is no carbon left in them.” ... Of course, no evolutionist would even try to carbon-date such bones because of the pre-existing belief that, being millions of years old, there is no carbon-14 left in them.
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First lady Laura Bush and California Gov. ... "Tonight, I want to try to answer the question that I believe many people would ask me if we sat down for a cup of coffee or ran into each other at the store: 'You know him better than anyone -- you've seen things no one else has seen -- why do you think we should re-elect...
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“Everything from how we find fossils in the field, gradually expose the bones in the lab, and then interpret their scientific significance is shown in the new display.” ; He said the centrepiece of the new display is the complete skull of Isisfordia duncani. ... CRICOS Provider No:00025B...
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