bone of contention

bone of contention
Synonyms and related words:
apple of discord, bone to pick, casus belli, catechism, cross-interrogatory, cross-question, crow to pick, crow to pluck, debating point, demand, feeler, grounds for war, inquiry, interrogation, interrogative, interrogatory, issue, leader, leading question, moot point, point at issue, point in question, problem, query, question, question at issue, question mark, quodlibet, rub, sore point, tender spot, ticklish issue, topic, trial balloon, vexed question

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • 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 between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bone of contention — If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • bone of contention — ► bone of contention a source of continuing disagreement. Main Entry: ↑bone …   English terms dictionary

  • bone of contention — index problem, question (issue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bone of contention — n. a matter for argument; subject about which there is disagreement …   English World dictionary

  • bone of contention — noun the subject of a dispute the real bone of contention, as you know, is money • Hypernyms: ↑subject, ↑topic, ↑theme * * * a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors …   Useful english dictionary

  • bone of contention — bones of contention N COUNT If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air conditioners …   English dictionary

  • 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 between the two farmers. The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bone of contention —    If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A bone of contention is a matter or subject about which there is …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bone of contention — a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors. [1705 15] * * * …   Universalium

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