A Bone to Pick, Born Yesterday, Both Feet on the Ground: American English Idioms #24
BONE TO PICK, A A “bone to pick” is a quarrel, dispute, or disagreement. The term’s origin dates back to the Bible. In Genesis 32:22 Jacob wrestled with an angel and during the struggle he grasped the angel’s thigh and injured it. Afterwards, Jacob called it a “bone of contention.” The term “bone to pick”…