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not make any bones about

not make any bones about is the alternative form 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 not make any bones about

What is not make any bones about the alternative form of?
Not make any bones about is the alternative form of make no bones about.

Words near not make any bones about in the dictionary

  1. not long
  2. not long for
  3. not long for the world
  4. not long for this world
  5. not look a day over
  6. not make any bones about
  7. not much
  8. not much chop
  9. not much cop
  10. not much of anything
  11. not much to look at

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