- throw a bone to
- give someone only a token concession
was the true purpose of the minimum wage hike to throw a bone to the unions?
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throw a bone — throw (someone) a bone informal : to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch. •… … Useful english dictionary
throw a bone — If you throw someone a bone, you say something kind or reward them in some way to make them feel good. The old man can t help very much but Bill throws him a bone now and then to keep him happy … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
throw a bone — vp Help out with something small. Look, if you make a lot of money, throw your old friend a bone. 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
throw a bone — idi to give a small concession as a sop … From formal English to slang
bone — [[t]boʊn[/t]] n. v. boned, bon•ing, adv. 1) anat. zool. a) one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate b) anat. the hard connective tissue forming these structures, composed of cells enclosed in a calcified matrix 2) such a… … From formal English to slang
throw someone a bone — If you throw someone a bone, you give them a small reward or some kind words to make them feel good even if they ve not really contributed much … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw someone a bone — throw (someone) a bone informal : to offer (someone) something that is not very important or valuable especially to stop complaints or protests The boss would not let his workers out early for the holiday but threw them a bone by buying lunch. •… … Useful english dictionary
Bone Crusher — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bone Crusher Bone Crusher en un concierto en 2008. Información personal … Wikipedia Español
throw somebody a bone — throw sb a ˈbone idiom to give sb a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want • She feels this new energy bill is just throwing a bone to the environmentalists.… … Useful english dictionary
Bone (comics) — Infobox comic book title title = Bone caption = Cover of Bone: Out From Boneville schedule = format = Maxiseries limited =Y publisher = self published date = 1991 ndash; 2004 issues = 55 main char team = past current color = background:#ff9275… … Wikipedia
