Слово англійською: bone

Іменник

Переклад bone українською: кі́стка, кастаньєти, гральні кості, маслак, безглузда помилка, ри́б'яча кі́стка, лі́ктьовий нерв

noun

/bəʊn/

[countable] any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal
- He survived the accident with no broken bones.
- This fish has a lot of bones in it.
- She went for a bone density scan.
- The dog was gnawing at a bone.
- She had a beautiful face with very good bone structure.
[uncountable] the hard substance that bones are made of
- knives with bone handles
-boned
(in adjectives) having bones of the type mentioned
- fine-boned
see also raw-boned

Word OriginOld English bān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch been and German Bein.

Idioms

a bag of bones

(informal) a very thin person or animal
- The cat hadn’t been fed for weeks and was just a bag of bones.

the bare bones (of something)

a bone of contention

a subject that causes people to disagree
- Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

close to the bone

(informal) (of a remark, joke, story, etc.) so honest or clearly expressed that it is likely to cause offence to some people
- His comments were getting a bit close to the bone so I changed the subject.
- Some of the sex scenes in the play were judged by critics to be too close to the bone.

cut, pare, etc. something to the bone

to reduce something, such as costs, as much as you possibly can
- Their annual budget has already been pared to the bone.

feel (it) in your bones (that…)

(informal) to be certain about something even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain
- I know I'm going to fail this exam—I can feel it in my bones.

have a bone to pick with somebody

(informal) to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them

like a dog with a bone

(informal) very determined and refusing to give up
- When she sensed a good story she was like a dog with a bone.

make no bones about (doing) something

(informal) to be honest and open about something; to not hesitate to do something
- She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him.

not have a… bone in your body

(informal) to have none of the quality mentioned
- She was honest and hard-working, and didn't have an unkind bone in her body.

put flesh on (the bones of) something

to develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete
- The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.

(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone

(informal) extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy
- The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone.
- He's all skin and bone after his illness.

throw somebody a bone

to give somebody a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want
- She feels this new energy bill is just throwing a bone to the environmentalists.

to the bone

work your fingers to the bone