Definition of make (one's) bones

make (one's) bones

verb

• to earn a respected position in a field of work.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Movie review: 'Rachel Getting Married'", Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips, October 9 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 05 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'bone':
bag of bones	Definitions include: an extremely skinny person.
bean and a bone	Definitions include: to eat food, to have a meal.
big-boned	Definitions include: euphemism for overweight.
bone	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
boned	Definitions include: screwed over or left out.
boned out	Definitions include: completely.
bone-head	Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
boneless brown trout	Definitions include: feces.
bone orchard	Definitions include: a cemetery.
bone out	Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.
bone prone	Definitions include: having frequent sex.
bones	Definitions include: of a marijuana smoking device, empty.
bone sauce	Definitions include: semen.
bone up	Definitions include: to review prior studies.
bone up on	Definitions include: to review prior studies.
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Other terms relating to 'make':
baby maker	Definitions include: a penis.
dookie maker	Definitions include: buttocks.
go make me a sandwich	Definitions include: general insulting retort to a female.
go to the office, make a deposit, and do some paperwork	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
haste makes waste.	Definitions include: rushing leads to mistakes.
KAMU	Definitions include: "kiss and make up".
love making	Definitions include: sex.
make	Definitions include: to identify or recognize.
make a 180	Definitions include: to make a 180.
make a butt of (one's self)	Definitions include: to embarrass one's self.
make a butt trumpet	Definitions include: to fart loudly.
make a delivery	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
make a dent in	Definitions include: to make progress towards.
make a deposit	Definitions include: to defecate.
make airtight	Definitions include: see airtight.
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