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made no bones about

made no bones about is the simple past and past participle of make no bones about.

Meaning of make no bones about

Verb

make no bones about (third-person singular simple present makes no bones about, present participle making no bones about, simple past and past participle made no bones about)

  1. (idiomatic) To do, indicate, or say something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant.
    • [B]earyng hymſelfe [Abraham] bolde vpon goddes promyſſe, he made no manner bones ne ſtickyng, but wente in hande to offer vp his onely ſonne Iſaac in ſacrifyce, […][1549 February 10 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1548), Erasmus, “The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Ghospell of S. Luke. The fyrst Chapter.”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., The...

Questions about made no bones about

What is made no bones about the simple past and past participle of?
Made no bones about is the simple past and past participle of make no bones about.

Words near made no bones about in the dictionary

  1. made muffins
  2. made music
  3. made neither head nor tail of
  4. made news
  5. made nice
  6. made no bones about
  7. made no odds
  8. made no secret of
  9. made noise
  10. made of
  11. made of fail

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