我们在生活中难免会与其他人有冲突、有争执，或许别人做了一些事情让我们感到不满，而这时候如果没有及时表达不满，去解决问题，问题很有可能会持续发酵，情况愈演愈烈，不利于双方相处。

于是我们想要找对方去理论，表达自己的不满，把事情说清楚，或许可以理解为“找某人算账”，要是用英语说： I have something upsetting to discuss with you and it is something that you did and I need to resolve it. 好长一句话！于是就有了「have a bone to pick with sb」这样精炼的表达。

据说这个说法起源于16世纪，说的是两只狗在争着挑出骨头上的肉（pick the meat off of a bone），后面将bone比喻为两个人所争执的事情。

所以「have a bone to pick with sb」的意思是“对某人不满（有怨言）”，英文释义为“used to tell someone that you are annoyed with them and want to talk about it”。

一起来看例句熟悉一下：

Jake walked up to Robert and told him that he had a bone to pick with him.

Jake走到Robert跟前，说要跟他算账。

The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his desk-mate's.

老师要找他算账了，因为他的作业写得和同桌一模一样。

Hey, I have a bone to pick with you! Why didn't you put gas in my car after you borrowed it?

嘿！我要跟你算算账！你借我的车用完，为什么不加油？

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