bone

bone idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with bone, also see bare bones; chilled to the bone; cut to the bone; feel in one's bones; funny bone; make no bones about; pull a boner; roll the bones; skin and bones; work one's fingers to the bone.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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