make no bones about

make Nō bone a·bout

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyk noh bohn uh-bout]
- /meɪk noʊ boʊn əˈbaʊt/
- /meɪk nəʊ bəʊn əˈbaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk noh bohn uh-bout]
- /meɪk noʊ boʊn əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of make no bones about words

noun make no bones about Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals. 1
noun make no bones about such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: Pea soup should be made with a ham bone. 1
noun make no bones about any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone. 1
noun make no bones about something made of or resembling such a substance. 1
noun make no bones about a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements. 1
noun make no bones about bones. the skeleton. a body: Let his bones rest in peace. Games Slang. dice. (initial capital letter) Mr. Bones. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together. 1

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Origin of make no bones about

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English bān; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon bēn, Dutch been bone, Old Norse bein bone, leg, German Bein leg (-bein bone, in compounds); < Germanic *bainan (neuter), probably orig. past participle (compare Old Irish benaid (he) hews), meaning “lopped off,” from butchering of animals; orig. in phrase *bainan astan lopped-off bone or branch (hence, “leg,” as a branch of the body); replacing *astan bone < Indo-European *Host- (> Latin os(s), Albanian asht, Avestan ast-, Hittite hast-ai), which fell together in Gmc with *astaz branch (> German Ast) < Indo-European *osdos (> Greek ózos, Armenian ost)

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