on the bone

idiom

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

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There’s more meat on the bone ahead for Texas, and the remainder of the SEC. Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Communal feasting is encouraged, sharing large plates of whole bream, pork chop, and succulent beef sirloin on the bone—complete with Basque cheesecake, chocolate ganache, or its daring ‘beer ice cream’. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 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. 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 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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