on the bone

idiom

: (with the meat) still connected to the bone or bones

The ham was on the bone.

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The deal offers six pieces of chicken on the bone, including two drums, two thighs, one breast and one wing, four individual sides of your choice and four buttery biscuits. —

Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 Marte saw doctors again Friday and underwent more imaging, which showed that the bruise on the bone had subsided, though there was still inflammation around the area that the doctors needed to see go down. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024 There was still plenty of meat on the bone, story-wise. —

Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024 Rather for team hoping to one-up itself and last season’s second-round playoff appearance, there’s much more meat left on the bone of the 2023-24 NBA season. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the bone