HyperDic: bone_of_contention

English > 1 sense of the expression bone of contention:
NOUNcommunicationbone of contentionthe subject of a dispute
English > bone of contention: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe subject of a dispute.
Example"the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
Broadersubject, topic, themeThe subject matter of a conversation or discussion

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