make bones about in English

Forms: makes bones about [present, singular, third-person], making bones about [participle, present], made bones about [participle, past], made bones about [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make bones about (third-person singular simple present makes bones about, present participle making bones about, simple past and past participle made bones about)

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"make bones about" meaning in English

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