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bones in the throat

bones in the throat is the plural of bone in the throat.

Meaning of bone in the throat

Noun

bone in the throat (plural bones in the throat)

  1. (idiomatic) A source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.
    • For an unbelieving face, whether the dull dining countenance of a mayor, or the keen searching countenance of a barrister, is a sad bone in the throat of utterance.1876, George MacDonald, chapter 67, in Thomas Wingfold, Curate

Questions about bones in the throat

What is bones in the throat the plural of?
Bones in the throat is the plural of bone in the throat.

Words near bones in the throat in the dictionary

  1. bonerism
  2. boneritis
  3. boners
  4. bones
  5. bones down
  6. bones in the throat
  7. bones of contention
  8. bones out
  9. bones to pick
  10. bones up
  11. boneseed

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