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The short 20-ish minute episodes just don’t have enough meat on the bone to sustain a weekly series, and the season gets better in the second half.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Schoen may not elect for a max restructure, but there’s no reason to leave any meat on the bone with Burns’ contract.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
But for me, the civil rights aspect of it always put meat on the bone, or always made the show a little more nutritious than just to shoot ‘em up.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
There’s usually enough meat left on the bone for a sandwich, and the rest goes in the pot for soup!
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Schoen may not elect for a max restructure, but there’s no reason to leave any meat on the bone with Burns’ contract.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
But for me, the civil rights aspect of it always put meat on the bone, or always made the show a little more nutritious than just to shoot ‘em up.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
There’s usually enough meat left on the bone for a sandwich, and the rest goes in the pot for soup!
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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 2 Jul. 2025.
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