| 单词 | bone of contention |
| 释义 | bone of contentionSEE SYNONYMS FOR bone of contention ON THESAURUS.COM nouna subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man's will were a bone of contention to his survivors. Origin of bone of contentionFirst recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby bone of contentionbone marrow transplantation, bone mass, bone matrix, bone meal, bone mineral density, bone of contention, bone oil, bone porcelain, boner, boneset, bonesetter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bone of contentionbone of contention nounthe grounds or subject of a dispute Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bone of contentionbone of contention Main issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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