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making no bones about

making no bones about is the present participle and gerund 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 making no bones about

What is making no bones about the present participle and gerund of?
Making no bones about is the present participle and gerund of make no bones about.

Words near making no bones about in the dictionary

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

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