Meaning:
To want to discuss something someone has done that has angered or annoyed you.
Examples:
- Sid was the first one to pick a bone with Neel, explaining that he was always wrong.
- Hey, I have a bone to pick with you! Why didn't you put gas in my car after you borrowed it?
- I've got a bone to pick with you - you've been using my shaver again.
- When it comes to many Americans’ eating habits, the etiquette experts in the United States have a bone to pick.
- Uh oh, the boss looks like she's got a bone to pick. I wonder who screwed up this time.
- The two reputed universities in the state have a bone to pick with each other over the reservation policy for admissions.
- The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's.
- I’ve got a bone to pick with you.