The idiom "bone up" means to study intensively or improve one's understanding of a subject. In this context, it means that he made an effort to enhance his vocabulary before the test by studying diligently.
You could say they "stick to it," or "keep at it."
The puppy is about to snatch the bone away from his sire.
"Zero at the Bone" means ""cold" as in "It's zero at the bone in here." A more common slang phrase that is closely related is: "Cold to the Bone," which is used to describe one's feelings of being cold, as in, "I'm "cold to the bone" (I am so cold that my bones ache with the cold, the cold having penetrated my body progressively deeper and deeper, I am almost cold clear through). Another idiom that is used in similar situations as "Zero at the Bone" is: "You could hang meat in here." (A phrase which evokes a picture of a packing house with rows of hooks with animal carcasses hanging on them.) (If one wishes to be humerous, the phrase: "You could hang meat in here." is used in situations where such an image (of carcasses hanging) is most out of place: at a wedding (or worse, a funeral!) in a beautiful chapel, for instance.
The correct spelling of the bone is the coccyx (tail bone, lowest bone on the spine for tailless primates).
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He tried to master his words before the vocabulary test. To "bone up" means to review, to remind yourself of what you already know.
The idiom for "bury the bone" is "to let sleeping dogs lie." It means to avoid stirring up old conflicts or problems.
Nothing - you don't "bone" responsibilities.
You could say they "stick to it," or "keep at it."
I think you mean PULL A BONER -- it means to make an embarrassing mistake.
"I Tried" was directed by Rich Newey. The movie was released in 2007 and stars Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Viewer ratings of the movie are generally around five on a scale of ten.
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It is a funny way of saying something made you laugh. That's you will laugh toooooo much.
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The most common phrase is "nose to the grindstone," as in "He really has his nose to the grindstone this week."
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=YES THEY DID MAKE A MOVIE. WITH KRAYZIE, LAYZIE, & WISH BONE IN IT. IT IS CALLED "I TRIED" BASED ON THEIR HIT SINGLE IN 2007.=