contention

See: BONE OF CONTENTION.

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bone of contention

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bone to pick] or [crow to pick] {n. phr.}, {informal} A reason for dispute; something to complain of or argue about. - Often used jokingly. * /"I have a bone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[funny bone] {n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. * /He hit his funny bone on the arm of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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