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1 bone
s 1. kost 2. #s [pl] kosti; kostur; tijelo, smrtni ostaci 3. koštana tvar (bjelokost, kitova us); predmet od kosti; #s [pl] kastanjete; kocke za kockanje 4. [cul] malen komad mesa s kosti, već načet komad mesa s kosti 5. [fig] predmet svađe, razmirice, kamen smutnje, povod razdora / to the #s = do kosti, do srži; flesh and # = tijelo; skin and # = kost i koža; bred in the # = prirođen, neuklonjiv, neizbrisiv; to make no #s = ne oklijevati, ne okolišati, ne kolebati, ne ustezati se ( [of] [about] zbog,[to] da); he will make old #s = on neće doživjeti starost; to feel in one's #s = osjećati u kostima, instiktivno osjećati; [fig] I have a # to pick with you = imam s tobom obračun; to have no #s about = ne dvoumiti se, ne ustezati se zbog; # of contention = kamen smutnje* * *
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2 contention
s 1. borba; takmičenje; rječkanje, prepiranje, svađa 2. tvrdnja ([that]) / bone of # = kamen smutnje, predmet razmirice* * *
argument
natjecanje
rasprava
sukob
sukob zahtjeva
tvrdnja
См. также в других словарях:
bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bone of contention — If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention … The small dictionary of idiomes
bone of contention — ► bone of contention a source of continuing disagreement. Main Entry: ↑bone … English terms dictionary
bone of contention — index problem, question (issue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bone of contention — n. a matter for argument; subject about which there is disagreement … English World dictionary
bone of contention — noun the subject of a dispute the real bone of contention, as you know, is money • Hypernyms: ↑subject, ↑topic, ↑theme * * * a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors … Useful english dictionary
bone of contention — bones of contention N COUNT If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air conditioners … English dictionary
bone\ of\ contention — n. phr. Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers. The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife … Словарь американских идиом
bone of contention — If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A bone of contention is a matter or subject about which there is … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bone of contention — a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors. [1705 15] * * * … Universalium
