dog and bone
Телефон
May I use your dog and bone?
Можно воспользоваться вашим телефоном?
feel in one's bones
know in one's bones
To have an idea or feeling but not know why.
I feel in my bones that tomorrow will be a sunny day.
I know in my bones that God will protect us.
funny bone
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 chair.
Sense of humor; understanding jokes.
Her way of telling the story tickled his funny bone.
honest-to-goodness
bonest-to-goodness
honest-to-God
Real; genuine. Used for emphasis.
She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie.
It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he'd seen since going abroad.
make no bones
To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. Used with "about".
Не колеблясь открыто выражать свои мысли или чувства по какому-то вопросу, даже если он щекотливый.
Bill makes no bones about telling a lie to escape punishment.
The boss made no bones about hiring extra help for the holidays.
She made no bones and asked me about the money problems.
Она не стала стесняться и спросила меня про денежные проблемы.
To make no secret; not keep from talking; admit. Used with about or of the fact.
John thinks being poor is no disgrace and he makes no bones of the fact.
Mary made no bones about her love of poetry even after some of her friends laughed at her.
skin and bones
A person or animal that is very thin; someone very skinny.
О ком-либо очень худом; "кожа да кости".
The puppy is healthy now, but when we found him he was just skin and bones.
Have you been dieting? You're nothing but skin and bones!
She looked mere skin and bones.
Она выглядела - кожа да кости.
throw someone a bone
Льстить, говорить что-то приятное, чтобы собеседник чувствовал себя лучше.
The old man can't help very much but Bill throws him a bone now and then to keep him happy.
От старика уже мало помощи, но Билл хвалит его иногда, что бы тот не расстраивался.
to the bone
Thoroughly, entirely, to the core, through all layers.
I am dreadfully tired; I've worked my fingers to the bone.