on the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones
The ham was on the bone.

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Spondylolisthesis happens when one of the bones in the spine slips out of its place in the chain and presses down on the bone beneath it. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Foods that are rich in seasoning or flavor, like that delectable sweet potato casserole should probably be avoided as should any turkey that is on the bone as these bones are friable and can be easily crushed into sharp shards which can wreak havoc on a GI tract. Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024 Watt and Highsmith each usually play 80 percent of the defensive snaps, leaving little meat on the bone for Herbig. Mark Kaboly, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 The podcast really laid a great blueprint, a great, for lack of a better word, skeleton that had a lot of meat to it, a lot of flesh on the bone. Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the bone 

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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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