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Definition of make their 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':

Definitions include: an extremely skinny person.
Definitions include: to eat food, to have a meal.
Definitions include: euphemism for overweight.
Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: screwed over or left out.
Definitions include: completely.
Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
Definitions include: feces.
Definitions include: a cemetery.
Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.
Definitions include: having frequent sex.
Definitions include: of a marijuana smoking device, empty.
Definitions include: semen.
Definitions include: to review prior studies.
Definitions include: to review prior studies.

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Definitions include: a penis.
Definitions include: buttocks.
Definitions include: general insulting retort to a female.
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: rushing leads to mistakes.
Definitions include: "kiss and make up".
Definitions include: sex.
Definitions include: to identify or recognize.
Definitions include: to make a 180.
Definitions include: to embarrass one's self.
Definitions include: to fart loudly.
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to make progress towards.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: see airtight.

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