"crow to pick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crows to pick [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|crows to pick}} crow to pick (plural crows to pick)
  1. Synonym of bone to pick (“a disagreeable matter to settle”) Synonyms: bone to pick [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-crow_to_pick-en-noun-FHhh~V6M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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