have a bone to pick

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually followed bywith)To have acomplaintorgrievance(with somebody); to have acontentiousissueto discuss.c.1900,Anna Katharine Green,The Ruby and the Cauldron:"I offered her that sum if she would take the garment back. And she did, she did, and I shall never have to wear that dreadful satin again." ¶ I made a note of this dressmaker's name. She and I mayhave a bone to picksome day.1912,Arthur Quiller-Couch, chapter 18, inHocken and Hunken:"Ihave a bone to pickwith you," said Mrs Bosenna. . . . "You have not been near Rilla for weeks," she went on, reproachfully.1992September 6, Merryl R. Goldberg, “Letters: Jazz”, inNew York Times, retrieved11 July 2011:Clearly, Mr. Jarretthas a bone to pickwith musicians like Branford Marsalis, whom he believes "sell out".2004July 18, Smita Madhur, Barbara Kiviat, “World Briefing”, inTime:Author John Putzierhas a bone to pickwith organizations that treat their employees as if they were all clones of one another.

Examples:

EN: I have a bone to pick with you.
ES: Tengo un asunto pendiente contigo.
ES: Tengo un asunto pendiente contigo.
ES: Tengo algo que discutir contigo!
EN: Leonard Gillespie, I have a bone to pick with you and you stay your end...
ES: Leonard Gillespie, tengo problemas contigo y tú te quedas ahí sentado...
EN: But I have a bone to pick with you. It didn't weigh twenty pounds you know.
ES: Pero tengo que ajustarle las cuentas, no pesaba 12 libras, ¿lo sabía?
EN: Larry, I have a bone to pick with you. ─ Oh?
ES: Larry, tengo algo que tratar contigo.
EN: Look here, I have a bone to pick with you.
ES: Oye, tengo un asunto pendiente contigo.
EN: - You know, I have a bone to pick with you. - You have?
ES: - Debo ajustar cuentas con Ud. - ¿Sí?
EN: GOMEZ: We do have a bone to pick with you, Mr. Hilliard.
ES: Tenemos que ajustar cuentas con usted, Sr. Hilliard.
EN: - Harry, I have a bone to pick with you!
ES: Harry, tengo algo que discutir contigo.
EN: First thing tomorrow, I shall have a bone to pick with the signora.
ES: Lo primero que haré mañana, será pedirle a la Sra. que cocine pescado.
EN: I have a bone to pick with you my daughter
ES: Tengo un hueso para recoger contigo mi hija
EN: You know, I have a bone to pick with you, Al.
ES: Por otro lado, tengo un asunto que tratar contigo, Al.
EN: - Because I have a bone to pick with you, Rachel Lynde.
ES: -Porque tengo una cuenta que ajustar contigo, Rachel Lynde.
EN: I'm afraid I have a bone to pick with you.
ES: Temo que tengo que discutir contigo un pequeño asunto.
EN: We have a bone to pick, Minnifield. Pick away, Adam.
ES: - Tenemos una espinita clavada.
EN: This won't take a minute, but I have a bone to pick with you. And I'd appreciate if you lend me an ear. Since I am a ratepayer of Sunray and I have a right to be heard.
ES: Esto no llevará ni un minuto, pero tengo un asunto pendiente con usted y le agradecería que me prestara atención, ya que soy un contribuyente de Sunray y tengo derecho a ser escuchado.

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