make no bones of...

См. также в других словарях:

• make no bones of — ● bone …   Useful english dictionary

• make old bones — verb a) To live to an old age; With his heart condition, hell never make old bones. b) To last a long time; to last or store well. It is a nice fruity wine, but it doesnt make old bones …   Wiktionary

• make old bones —    to live long    Euphemistic in the negative, in which the phrase is normally used:     I feel I shall never make old bones. (N. Mitford, 1945) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• make old bones — (never) make old bones (not) to live to old age • • • Main Entry: ↑bone …   Useful english dictionary

• make no bones about it — If somebody make no bones about a scandal in their past, they are open and honest about it and show no shame or embarrassment …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• make no bones about something — phrase to talk about or do something in a very open way without feeling ashamed or embarrassed He makes no bones about the fact that he wants my job. Thesaurus: to be honestsynonym Main entry: bone * * * have no hesitation in stating or dealing… …   Useful english dictionary

• make no bones about something — make no bones about (something) to say clearly what you think or feel about something. He made no bones about how bad he thought the food was …   New idioms dictionary

• make no bones about — (something) to say clearly what you think or feel about something. He made no bones about how bad he thought the food was …   New idioms dictionary

• make no bones about (doing) something — make no bones about (doing) sth idiom to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth • She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him. Main entry: ↑boneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make no bones about — ► make no bones about be straightforward in stating or dealing with. Main Entry: ↑bone …   English terms dictionary

• make no bones about — verb acknowledge freely and openly He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay • Hypernyms: ↑admit, ↑acknowledge • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP * * * make no bones about : to be very sure and definite about (someth …   Useful english dictionary