A bone of contention nghĩa là gì
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Show bone of contention Thành ngữ, tục ngữa bone of contentionAn unresolved problem, dispute, or disagreement. Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate.See also: bone, contention, ofbone of contentionFig. the subject or point of an argument; an unsettled point of disagreement. We've fought for so long that we've forgotten what the bone of contention is. The question of a fence between the houses has become quite a bone of contention.See also: bone, contention, ofbone of contentionMain issue of a disagreement; something to quarrel about. For example, Grandfather's will was a bone of contention for the whole family. This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise, bone of dissension, it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s. See also: bone, contention, ofa bone of contentionCOMMON A bone of contention is an issue that people are arguing about. Both players were lectured severely by the referee, but the real bone of contention was the injury to Montgomery. Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention. Note: The image here is of two dogs fighting over a bone. See also: bone, contention, ofa bone of contentiona subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement. The idea is of a bone thrown into the midst of a number of dogs and causing a fight between them.See also: bone, contention, ofa bone of conˈtentiona matter about which there is a lot of disagreement: The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.See also: bone, contention, ofbone of contentionThe subject of a dispute.See also: bone, contention, of
bone of contentionpoint of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.bone of contention|bone|contentionn. 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. |