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makes no bones about

makes no bones about is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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...

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Makes no bones about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make no bones about.

Words near makes no bones about in the dictionary

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

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