vil
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- Joined
- Sep 13, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Bulgarian
- Home Country
- Bulgaria
- Current Location
- Bulgaria
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to give me a leg up with the interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
She had a right to his arm, though it was without feeling. He would give her, who was so simple, so impulsive, only twenty-four, without friends in England, who had left Italy for his sake, a piece of bone.
have a bone to pick = to have grounds for a quarrel
bone to pick = grounds for a complaint or dispute.
give someone a bone = don’t give grounds for complaint or dispute
He would give her a piece of bone. = He shouldn’t offend her. = He shouldn’t hurt her.
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
Would you be kind enough to give me a leg up with the interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
She had a right to his arm, though it was without feeling. He would give her, who was so simple, so impulsive, only twenty-four, without friends in England, who had left Italy for his sake, a piece of bone.
have a bone to pick = to have grounds for a quarrel
bone to pick = grounds for a complaint or dispute.
give someone a bone = don’t give grounds for complaint or dispute
He would give her a piece of bone. = He shouldn’t offend her. = He shouldn’t hurt her.
Thanks for your efforts.
Regards,
V.